Year first constructed 1925 Characteristic Fl (2+1) W 40s. Opened 1925 Focal height 64 m Material Concrete | Construction concrete tower Height 62 m Range 35,188 m Province Buenos Aires Province | |
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Location Buenos Aires Province
Argentina Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with double gallery and lantern Markings / pattern black and white tower with horizontal bands Similar Recalada a Bahía Blanca, Faro Quequén, Faro San Antonio, Faro de Claromeco, La Boca - Buenos Aires | ||
El Rincón Light is an active lighthouse in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. At a height of 203 feet (62 m) it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world. Located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pedro Luro on the Península Verde, it guards a principal entrance to the seaport of Bahía Blanca.
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