Calcanhar Lighthouse
Fl W 10s🇧🇷Northeastern Brazil, BROperational
Location & Light Range
About Calcanhar Lighthouse
Constructed of concrete in 1912, the Calcanhar Lighthouse stands 62 meters tall with a focal height of 74 meters. This white, square tower has a geographic range of 38 nautical miles. It emits a single white flash every 10 seconds. The structure itself is a white truncated concrete tower measuring 203 feet in height. This lighthouse is located in Northeastern Brazil.
Why it matters: At 62 meters, this is the tallest lighthouse in Brazil and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses globally.
Background
Calcanhar Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Calcanhar), also known as Touros Lighthouse and formerly named Olhos D'Agua, is an active lighthouse in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. At a height of 203 feet (62 m) it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Brazil, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 10s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl.W. period 10s
- Focal Height
- 74m
- Geographic Range
- 38NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1912
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- G0164
- NGA No.
- 17836
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q3073384 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 62m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: White truncated concrete tower; 203
Location
- City
- Northeastern Brazil
- Country
- 🇧🇷BR
- Latitude
- -5.1613°
- Longitude
- -35.4864°
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