Punta Carnero Lighthouse

Punta Carnero Lighthouse
	Punta Carnero Lighthouse
Location	Algeciras; Andalusia; Spain
Coordinates	36°04′37.72″N 5°25′34.46″W
Tower
Constructed	1874
Construction	cut stone tower
Height	19 metres (62 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings	unpainted stone tower, grey lantern
Operator	Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
Fog signal	“K” every 30s.
Light
Focal height	42 metres (138 ft)
Range	16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) WR 20s.
Spain no.	ES-20110

Punta Carnero Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Carnero) is an active lighthouse located on the headland known as Punta Carnero to the south of Algeciras, Spain.^[2] The lighthouse was designed and built by Jaime Font, who also designed the lighthouse at Chipiona. Opened in 1874, it overlooks the Strait of Gibraltar.^[3]

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[1]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-25.
[2]
Argentina. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1893). Memoria. p. 347. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
[3]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[1] [1]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-25.

[Marina1893-2] [2]
Argentina. Ministerio de Guerra y Marina (1893). Memoria. p. 347. Retrieved 16 January 2013.

[rowlett-3] [3]
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Western Andalusia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Punta Carnero Lighthouse

Location	Algeciras Andalusia Spain
Coordinates	36°04′37.72″N 5°25′34.46″W
Constructed	1874
Construction	cut stone tower
Height	19 metres (62 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to 1-storey keeper’s house
Markings	unpainted stone tower, grey lantern
Operator	Portuaria de la Bahía de Algeciras
Fog signal	“K” every 30s.

Light
Focal height	42 metres (138 ft)
Range	16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (4) WR 20s.
Spain no.	ES-20110^[1]