Cape Finisterre Lighthouse
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Spain
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Cape Finisterre Galicai Spain |
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Coordinates | 42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°WCoordinates: 42°52′57″N 9°16′19″W / 42.882362°N 9.271849°W |
Year first constructed | 1853 |
Construction | granite tower |
Tower shape | octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house |
Markings / pattern | unpainted tower, silver lantern |
Height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
Focal height | 143 metres (469 ft) |
Light source | mains power |
Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Admiralty number | D1742 |
NGA number | 2664 |
ARLHS number | SPA-026 |
Spain number | ES-03900 |
Managing agent | Autoridad Portuaria de A Coruña |
The Cape Finisterre Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Cabo Finisterre) is an active lighthouse on Cape Finisterre, in the Province of A Coruña, on the northwestern coast of Galicia in Spain.