Far des Cap Blanc
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| Place: | Cap Blanc | |
| Location: | Llucmajor | |
| Geographical location: | 39 ° 21 '48 .7 " N , 2 ° 47' 15.7" E | |
| Height of tower base: | 85 m | |
| Fire carrier height : | 97 m | |
| Fire height : | 95 m | |
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| Identifier : | Oc (4 + 1) W.5s : Interrupted fire 4 + 1 every 5 s | |
| Scope knows: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Optics: | Belt lens | |
| Operating mode: | electric | |
| Function: | lighthouse | |
| Construction time: | 1862 / 1863 | |
| Operating time: | since 1863 | |
| International ordinal number: | E 0316 | |
The Far des Cap Blanc is a lighthouse at the southeasternmost point of the Badia de Palma ('Bay of Palma ') on the Spanish Balearic island of Mallorca . It was built on Cap Blanc in 1863 and is still in operation today. The lighthouse is located near the MA-6014 road in the municipality of Llucmajor , about 15 kilometers south of S'Arenal and 16 kilometers southwest of the main town of the municipality. The tower is registered under the international number E-0316 and the national identifier 34180. It irradiates a sector from 115 to 296 and 321 to 336 degrees .
History and architecture
The Far des Cap Blanc was designed by Emili Pou and put into operation on August 31, 1863. The U-shaped building has a white-painted cylindrical tower with a lantern and a gallery . The lantern originally contained a VI mirror lens. Order for lighthouses and a lamp powered by olive oil. In 1883 the system switched to paraffin and in 1917 an acetylene lighting system was installed that worked with 3 + 2 interruptions.
In 1964 the tower got an automatic system developed by Gustaf Dalén with the current identifier, after the lantern had been rebuilt by the company Racional SA in 1962 . In 1970 acetylene was switched to an electrical system and a fourth order mirror lens from the Paris company Henri Lepaute was installed, which was originally intended for the Far d'Artrutx in Menorca . Despite its automatic system, the tower remained inhabited until 1994.
In 1878 a ship ran aground near the Far des Cap Blanc . The lighthouse keeper lowered himself 83 meters down the cliff with ropes and was able to rescue the four crew members from the wreck.
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ E-0316 Faro de Cap Blanc. www.masmar.net, October 6, 2009, accessed September 3, 2013 (Spanish).
- ↑ Far del Cap Blanc. Història. (No longer available online.) Www.farsdebalears.org, August 31, 2011, archived from the original on December 21, 2013 ; Retrieved September 3, 2013 (Catalan). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b Cap Blanc. (No longer available online.) Www.portsdebalears.com, archived from the original on October 7, 2014 ; accessed on September 3, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Far des Cap Blanc, Cabo Blanco, Mallorca, Spain. www.leuchtturm-web.de, December 7, 2000, accessed on August 24, 2014 .
- Lighthouses of Spain: Balearic Islands. Cap Blanc (Cabo Blanco). www.unc.edu, May 21, 2013, accessed on September 3, 2013 .