Faro de Martiño
| Faro de Martiño | ||
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| Place: |
 Canary Islands , La Oliva
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| Location: | On the north cape of the island of Lobos | |
| Geographical location: | 28 ° 45 '53.4 " N , 13 ° 48' 53.6" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 7 m | |
| Fire height : | 29 m | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (2) W.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 14 nm (25.9 km ) | |
| Operating mode: | Solar energy | |
| Construction time: | 1863-1865 | |
| Operating time: | since 1865 | |
| International ordinal number: | D 2786 | |
The Faro de Martiño is a lighthouse ( Faro in Spanish ) in the Canary Islands . It stands on the island of Lobos and describes the La Bocayna strait between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote .
The seven meter high tower and the adjoining house for the beacon keepers were built from 1863 on the northern cape of the island according to a design by Juan León y Castillo (1834–1912) in the neoclassical style with Canarian building elements. The lighthouse, which was initially powered by olive oil , went into operation on July 30, 1865 and was automated in 1968. For several years, the 150 is Watt strong halogen lamp with solar energy operated. The fire has a range of 14 nautical miles and covers the sector from 83 to 353 °.
The writer Josefina Pla was born in 1903 in Faro de Martiño.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Information board at the lighthouse, as seen on February 26, 2018
- ↑ 12140 Faro de Punta Martiño. Isla de Lobos. In: Guias masmar. Retrieved March 4, 2018 (Spanish).
See also
Web links
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Spain: Canary Islands ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 2, 2016.
- Faro de Martiño. Expedia , March 13, 2015, accessed January 2, 2016 .
- Jesús Ruiz Mesa: Los faros que alumbran el Atlántico . In: TeldeActualidad of February 28, 2015, retrieved on February 23, 2018 (Spanish).