Lighthouse of Punta Almina

Lighthouse of Punta Almina
View of the lighthouse
Location Ceuta, Spain
Coordinates 35°53′54″N 05°16′50″W / 35.89833°N 5.28056°W / 35.89833; -5.28056Coordinates: 35°53′54″N 05°16′50″W / 35.89833°N 5.28056°W / 35.89833; -5.28056
Year first constructed 1851
Automated 1855
Height 16 metres (52 ft)
Focal height 148 metres (486 ft)
Range 22 miles (35 km)
Characteristic Oc (2) WRG 8s.
Admiralty number B3258
NGA number 113-22840
ARLHS number CEU007

The Lighthouse of Punta Almina (Spanish: Faro de Punta Almina) is a lighthouse in the Peninsula of Almina of the autonomous city of Ceuta, Spain.

History

It was designed by Juan Martínez de la Villa in 1851, raising the cost of the work to 462,000 reales, which were partly borne by the Dukes of Montpensier (Infanta Luisa Fernanda and Antoine d'Orléans), promoters of the work that was inaugurated on 1 December 1855. The building is made of masonry and the white cylindrical tower. The optics is of fast turn on mercury float, of the house Henry Lepaute, that is the one that at the moment is in service.

The focal height is located at 145.17 m above sea level, with a range of 22 nautical miles.[1][2][3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Reseña histórica del Faro de Punta de Almina" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ↑ Faros de España. Madrid: Ed. Puertos del Estado. 2003. ISBN 84-88975-37-6.
  3. ↑ "Instituto Hidrográfico de la Marina. Libros de faros y señales de niebla" (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Sánchez Beitia, Santiago; Grzeszczyk, Marek (2017). Catálogo de faros con valor patrimonial en España (PDF) (in Spanish). Madrid: Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte Instituto del Patrimonio Cultural de España. pp. 270–275. Retrieved 4 August 2017.


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