Cabo Finisterre Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo Finisterre Lighthouse
Also known as: Cabo Finisterre (Cabo Fisterra)
A cylindrical granite tower, 17 meters tall, stands white with unpainted stone trim on a south-pointing promontory in Galicia, Spain. First lit in 1853, the lighthouse emits a white flash every 5 seconds from a focal height of 143 meters, visible for 29 nautical miles. The structure includes an octagonal base with an attached lantern and gallery, fronting a 2-1/2 story keeper's house. Reports of lights being displayed on this cape date back to 1673. The lighthouse site is open to the public, though the tower remains closed.
Why it matters: Marking Cape Finisterre, a historically significant headland, the lighthouse guides maritime traffic around the northwestern extremity of Spain.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 143m
- Geographic Range
- 29NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1853
Significant events: reports of lights displayed on the cape as early as 1673
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with unpainted stone trim
- Material
- granite
Structure: octagonal cylindrical granite tower with lantern and gallery attached to the front of a 2-1/2 story keeper's house
Location
- City
- Fisterra
- Country
- 🇪🇸Spain
- Region
- Galicia
- Sea Region
- Standing at the end of a narrow, south-pointing promontory with a spectacular view of the Atlantic, marking the traditional 'land's end' at the northwestern corner of Spain, located about 3 km south of Fisterra.
- Latitude
- 42.8824°
- Longitude
- -9.2718°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Corcubion(5.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D1742
- NGA No.
- 2664
- ARLHS No.
- SPA-026
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