Albardão Lighthouse

Albardão Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on a sandy strip known as Praia do Cassino, in the municipality of Santa Vitória do Palmar, Brazil on the South Atlantic Ocean; the lighthouse is one of the southernmost Brazilian lights.

Albardão Lighthouse
Albardão Lighthouse
Brazil
LocationSanta Vitória do Palmar
Brazil
Coordinates33°12′09″S 52°42′22″W
Year first constructed1909 (first)
Year first lit1948 (current)
Deactivated1948 (first)
Foundationconcrete base (first and current)
Constructionconcrete tower (current)
cast iron tower (first)
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 1-storey workshop (current)[1]
Markings / patternwhite and black rhomboid shape painted tower (current)
dark red tower (first)[1]
Tower height44 metres (144 ft) (current)[2]
35 metres (115 ft) (first)
Focal height50 metres (160 ft)[2]
Light sourcemain power
Range42 nautical miles (78 km; 48 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl (4) W 25s.[2]
RaconX[2]
Admiralty numberG0640[2]
NGA number19008[2]
ARLHS numberBRA-002[1]
Brazil numberBR-4656[1]
Managing agentBrazilian Navy

History

The first lighthouse at this location was lit on May 3, 1909 and was a cast iron tower 35 metres (115 ft) high. It was painted in dark red and equipped with a 3rd order dioptre lens having a range of 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi). The current lighthouse was built on project of Ernst Schaffer by the Christiani-Nielsen builder in 1948. It is a concrete tower 44 metres (144 ft) high with balcony and lantern painted in white and black rhomboid shape. The light is equipped with Barbier, Benard, et Turenne third order Fresnel lens and emits four white flashes every 25 seconds visible up to 42 nautical miles (78 km; 48 mi). The lighthouse is managed by Brazilian Navy and is identified by the country code number BR-4656.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Southern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 July 2017.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
  3. "Albardão". Farois Brasileiros. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 2 July 2017.


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