Punta Moscarter Lighthouse

Punta Moscarter Lighthouse
Moscarté
Punta Moscarter Lighthouse
Ibiza
Location Portinatx
Ibiza
Spain
Coordinates 39°07′04″N 1°32′00″E / 39.117698°N 1.533212°E / 39.117698; 1.533212Coordinates: 39°07′04″N 1°32′00″E / 39.117698°N 1.533212°E / 39.117698; 1.533212
Year first lit 1978
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with double balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern black and white spiral, grey lantern
Height 52 metres (171 ft)
Focal height 93 metres (305 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number E0270
NGA number 4804
ARLHS number BAL-068
Spain number ES-31900
Managing agent Comisión de faros[1]

The Punta Moscarter Lighthouse is an active lighthouse, near Portinatx on the northern coast of the Spanish island of Ibiza.

Work began on the lighthouse in 1975 and it became operational in November 1978. The 52-metre-high (171 ft) concrete tower then became the tallest in the Balearic Islands, superseding the Illa de l'Aire Lighthouse on Menorca which has a masonry tower of 38m.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Punta Moscarter The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 26, 2016
  2. ↑ "Moscarter Lighthouse". Balearic Lighthouses. Port Authority of Balearic Islands. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Balearic Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.



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