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Cabo Raso Lighthouse
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Cabo Raso Lighthouse is an active Portuguese lighthouse that is located in the Fort of São Brás of Sanxete, near Cascais, Lisbon District. It is a cylindrical, red, metallic tower, thirteen meters high, with a lantern and balcony and attached buildings.
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Location | Cascais, Portugal |
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Coordinates | 38°42′34.00″N 9°29′09.00″W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1894 |
Construction | cast iron ![]() |
Automated | 1984 |
Height | 13 metres (43 ft) |
Heritage | heritage without legal protection ![]() |
Light | |
Focal height | 23 m (75 ft) ![]() |
Lens | Fifth-order Fresnel |
Range | 20 nautical miles |
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