Faro de Tostón
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| Place: |
 Canary Islands , Fuerteventura
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| Location: | Canary Islands , Spain | |
| Geographical location: | 28 ° 42 '55.6 " N , 14 ° 0' 49.5" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 30 m | |
| Fire height : | 35 m | |
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| Identifier : | Fl.W.8s | |
| Scope knows: | 14 nm (25.9 km ) | |
| Construction time: | 1897, 1960, 1986 | |
| Operating time: | since 1897 | |
| International ordinal number: | D 2792 | |
The Faro de Tostón is a lighthouse ( Spanish Faro ) in the Canary Islands . It stands on the northwest coast of Fuerteventura and describes the approach to La Bocayna , a strait between Fuerteventura and Lanzarote .
description
Faro de Tostón, about four kilometers north of El Cotillo , is an ensemble of buildings with three different towers:
- The first beacon was built in 1897. It consists of a single storey house for the beacon keepers and a six meter high tower.
- Due to the low fire height of the first beacon, a new, octagonal and 15 meter high tower was built in 1960.
- A third tower took over the function of the beacon in 1986. It is 30 meters high and painted red and white.
The facility can be visited and houses a museum for traditional fishing in Fuerteventura, but it is not possible to climb the tower.
See also
Web links
Commons : Faro de Tostón - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Faro de Tostón in Fuerteventura. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
- Traditional Fisheries Museum. Retrieved January 4, 2016 .
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Spain: Canary Islands ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved January 4, 2016.