The Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse ( es, Faro de Puerto del Rosario) also known as the Punta Gaviota Lighthouse is a modern active
lighthouse
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Fuerteventura
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. It is located in an industrial area at the north-eastern end of the town of Puerto del Rosario, the capital and major port of the island in the Province of Las Palmas.
Description
The Puerto del Rosario Light is the main navigation marker for the shipping arriving at the port on the eastern side of the island. It lies between the Punta Martiño Lighthouse on the island of
Lobos
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Background
Located 100 km from Buenos Aires, Lobos is currently a fertile agricultural area known ma ...
Tuineje
Tuineje is a town and a municipality in the southern part of the island of Fuerteventura in the Province of Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain. The population is 13,946 (2013),
The lighthouse first entered service in 1992, as part of the third maritime lighting plan for the Canaries, other lighthouses that were built as part of the same plan include Punta Lava and Arenas Blancas on La Palma, Punta del Castillete on Gran Canaria and
Morro Jable
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also on Fuerteventura. It consists of a 43 m high cylinder-shaped tower, which is white in colour, this supports twin galleries and a lantern with a grey cupola.
The optics include a 2.25m diameter lens, equipped with a 150
watt
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discharge lamp, which is connected to mains electricity and a back-up battery system. With a focal height of 48 m above sea level, the light can be seen for 20 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is a flash of white light every five seconds. The reserve light has a range of nine nautical miles.
The lighthouse is maintained by the
port authority
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of Las Palmas, and is registered under the international Admiralty number D2793.5 and has the NGA identifier of 113–24034.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Spain
This is a list of lighthouses in Spain.
Lighthouses
By autonomous communities
* List of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands
* List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
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* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
* List of tallest l ...
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List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
This is a list of lighthouses in the Canary Islands. The Spanish archipelago lies to the west of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lighthouses
Map
See also
* List of lighthouses in Spain
* List of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands
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