Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light

Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light
Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light
Argentina
Location	Monte Hermoso Argentina
Coordinates	38°59′26.74″S 61°15′35.85″W / 38.9907611°S 61.2599583°W / -38.9907611; -61.2599583Coordinates: 38°59′26.74″S 61°15′35.85″W / 38.9907611°S 61.2599583°W / -38.9907611; -61.2599583
Year first constructed	1906
Construction	cast iron
Tower shape	octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower 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	Fl W 9 s.
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]

History

The tower was prefabricated in France by the same company that built the Eiffel Tower.^[3] It was first lit on 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]

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.
1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
1 2 3 "Centenario del Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca" [Centennial to Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse]. hidro.gov.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 11 August 2010.

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 (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 269.

External links

List of Lighthouses in Argentina Servicio de Hidrografía Naval

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