Southeast Coast Tierra del Fuego Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Southeast Coast Tierra del Fuego Lighthouses Lighthouse
This lighthouse, built in 1934, is a cylindrical concrete skeletal tower painted black, standing 14 meters tall. It emits three white flashes every 32 seconds from a focal height of 40 meters, visible for 17.1 nautical miles. The structure features a lantern room at its apex. It is situated at the extreme southeast corner of Tierra del Fuego, marking the west side of the Strait of Le Maire's northern entrance. The nearest port is Puerto Williams, 88 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This light is indispensable for safe passage through the Strait of Le Maire, a critical waterway for ships rounding the southern tip of South America.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 32s
- Raw Code
- Fl(3) W 32s
- Focal Height
- 40m
- Geographic Range
- 17.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1934
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Williams(88.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G1276
- NGA No.
- 20264
- ARLHS No.
- ARG-030
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete skeletal tower with lantern
Location
- Country
- 🇦🇷Argentina
- Region
- Tierra del Fuego
- Sea Region
- marks the extreme southeast corner of Tierra del Fuego and the west side of the northern entrance to the Strait of Le Maire
- Latitude
- -54.6579°
- Longitude
- -65.1188°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Southeast Coast Tierra del Fuego Lighthouses على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Argentina، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.