Isla Verde Lighthouse
Faro de Isla Verde
LocationAlgeciras
Andalusia
Spain
Coordinates36°07′21.8″N 5°26′02.2″W / 36.122722°N 5.433944°W / 36.122722; -5.433944
Tower
Constructed1864
Constructionmasonry tower
Height9 metres (30 ft)
Shapeoctagonal prism towe with balcony and lantern rising from one-storey keeper’s house[1]
Markingswhite tower, grey lantern dome
Light
Deactivated1980s

Lighthouse of Isla Verde (Spanish: Faro de Isla Verde) is an inactive lighthouse in Algeciras, Spain. It is located at the southern end of an old fort, on Isla Verde, an island that has been incorporated into the Port of Algeciras. The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font in 1863 and inaugurated in 1864.[2] It is a polygonal stone tower, plastered with lime. The focal plane is 26 m above mean sea level and 9 m above the ground. Today the lighthouse is not in service as it has been replaced by beacons at the port.

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-24.
  2. "Faro de Isla Verde" (in Spanish). Upo.es. Retrieved 15 January 2013.



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