Magallanes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Magallanes Lighthouse
The Magallanes lighthouse, constructed in 1976, is a 13.5-meter-tall square skeletal tower painted black. It is situated 800 meters southeast of the border between Chile and Argentina, south of the Strait of Magellan. The metal tower features a gallery and its light has a focal height of 53 meters. It emits a white flash every 50 seconds and has a geographic range of 19.1 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the southern approach to the Strait of Magellan near the Chile-Argentina border, offering critical guidance in a historically significant and often challenging waterway.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 50s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 50s
- Focal Height
- 53m
- Light Range
- 12NM (22.2 km)
- Geographic Range
- 19.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1976
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13.5m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- metal
Structure: square skeletal tower with gallery, painted black
Location
- Country
- 🇦🇷Argentina
- Region
- Tierra del Fuego
- Sea Region
- Located 800 meters southeast of the border between Chile and Argentina south of the Strait of Magellan.
- Latitude
- -52.6642°
- Longitude
- -68.6021°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- San Sebastian Bay(40.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G1260.5
- NGA No.
- 110-20156
- ARLHS No.
- ARG-043
- Wikidata
- Q5856206 →
Nearby Ports
اعثر على منارة Magallanes على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Argentina، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.