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Maspalomas Lighthouse

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Year first constructed
  
1890

Markings / pattern
  
unpainted tower

Height
  
56 m

Province
  
Province of Las Palmas

Construction
  
stone tower

Focal height
  
60 metres (200 ft)

Opened
  
1890

Phone
  
+34 928 76 92 62

Maspalomas Lighthouse

Location
  
Maspalomas Gran Canaria Canary Islands

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached keeper's house

Address
  
Plaza del Faro, s/n, 35100 Maspalomas, Las Palmas, Spain

Similar
  
Gran Canaria, Palmitos Park, Holiday World Maspalomas, Aqualand Maspalomas, Parque Botánico De Masp

Maspalomas lighthouse november 2015


The Maspalomas Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Maspalomas) is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. It lies at one end of the Maspalomas beach, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the Maspalomas Dunes.

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The lighthouse is a distinctive landmark in the resort, and is the tallest masonry lighthouse in the Canaries at 56 m (184 ft), being superseded only by the more modern 59 m (194 ft) concrete Morro Jable lighthouse on Fuerteventura.

With a focal height of 60 m (197 ft) above the sea, its light can be seen for 19 nautical miles, and consists of a pattern of three flashes of white light, over a period of thirteen seconds.

Maspalomas lighthouse faro de maspalomas gran canaria


References

Maspalomas Lighthouse Wikipedia