- Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light
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Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light 
Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light 
Location Monte Hermoso, Argentina Coordinates 38°59′26.74″S 61°15′35.85″W / 38.9907611°S 61.2599583°WCoordinates: 38°59′26.74″S 61°15′35.85″W / 38.9907611°S 61.2599583°W Year first constructed 1906 Construction cast iron Tower shape octagonal pyramidal skeletal with central cylinder Markings / pattern red and white horizontal bands Height 220 feet (67 m) Focal height 245 feet (75 m)[1] Range 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi) Characteristic white flash every 9s Admiralty number G0986 NGA number 110-19540 ARLHS number ARG-009 Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light, also known as Monte Hermoso Light or simply Recalada Light (lit. landfall), is an active lighthouse in Monte Hermoso, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, marking the entrance to the Bahía Blanca. At a height of 220 feet (67 m) it is the eleventh tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest lighthouse in the Southern Hemisphere.[2]
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History
The tower was prefabricated in France by the same company that built the Eiffel Tower.[3] It was first lit in 1 January 1906.[4]
In 1928 a Dalén light was installed. The light was replaced with an electric light 1974. An Automatic Identification System (AIS) beacon was installed on 1 January 2006.[4]
Construction
It consists of a central cylinder of iron, 1.5 metres (4 ft 11 in) in diameter and eight cast iron columns. There are a total of 331 steps.[4]
Visiting
The light station is staffed and the tower is open to guided tours.[3]
See also
- List of tallest lighthouses in the world
References
- ^ According to List of Lights. 246 feet (75 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/tallest.htm.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/arg.htm.
- ^ a b c "Centenario del Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca [Centennial to Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse]" (in Spanish). hidro.gov.ar. http://www.hidro.gov.ar/noticias/FaroRecaladaBBca.asp. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
- (PDF) List of Lights, Pub. 110, Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies. List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 269. http://msi.nga.mil/MSISiteContent/StaticFiles/NAV_PUBS/NIMA_LOL/Pub110/Pub110bk.pdf.
Categories:- 1906 architecture
- Lighthouses in Argentina
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