Cabo San Pío Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo San Pío Lighthouse
Cabo San Pío lighthouse was constructed from brick and first lit in 1919. The tower, which stands 8 meters tall, has a focal height of 55 meters. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands. The structure is cylindrical with a lantern and gallery, featuring a conical upper section. The light emits two white flashes every 16 seconds and has a geographic range of 19.4 nautical miles. This lighthouse is designated as endangered.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant for marking the southernmost point of Argentine Tierra del Fuego and the entrance to the Beagle Channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 16s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) W 16s
- Focal Height
- 55m
- Geographic Range
- 19.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1919
- Heritage Status
- Endangered
Significant events: Became inactive, abandoned and in poor condition, designated endangered
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- brick
Structure: round brick tower with lantern and gallery, the lower part cylindrical and the upper part conical, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇦🇷Argentina
- Region
- Tierra del Fuego
- Sea Region
- southernmost point of Argentine Tierra del Fuego and the entrance to the Beagle Channel; islands on the south side of the channel are in Chile
- Latitude
- -55.0557°
- Longitude
- -66.5236°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Williams(38.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G1292
- NGA No.
- 110-20304
- ARLHS No.
- ARG-065
- Wikidata
- Q5856144 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Cabo San Pío على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Argentina، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.