Faro de José Ignacio
| Faro de José Ignacio | ||
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| Place: |
 Uruguay , José Ignacio
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| Location: | Maldonado , Uruguay | |
| Geographical location: | 34 ° 50 '46.6 " S , 54 ° 37' 58.2" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 82 ft (25 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 105 ft (32 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl.W.2s | |
| Scope knows: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Operating time: | since 1877 | |
| International ordinal number: | G 0672 | |
The Faro de José Ignacio is a lighthouse ( Faro in Spanish ) in Uruguay . It is in José Ignacio , a fishing and seaside resort in the Maldonado department .
description
The building was erected on a rocky outcrop and consists of a 25 meter high round tower made of clinker bricks and a single-storey residential building for the beacon keepers . The beacon was put into operation in 1877. It has a fire height of 32 meters and shows a white flash as an identifier with a return of 2 seconds (Fl.W.2s). The range is 15 nautical miles.
The Faro de José Ignacio is a national monument ( Spanish Monumento de Uruguay ) and is still manned. The Faro de Cabo Polonio was built in 1881 according to the same plans.
See also
Web links
Commons : Faro de José Ignacio - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Uruguay ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 18, 2018.