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Punta Delgada, Chile

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Location
  
Punta Delgada, Chile

Height
  
12 metres (39 ft)

Local time
  
Thursday 4:56 AM

Construction
  
metal tower

Focal height
  
21 metres (69 ft)

Year first constructed
  
1902

Punta Delgada, Chile

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern rising from 1-story signal station

Markings / pattern
  
white tower with two horizontal bands, white lantern and red dome

Weather
  
7°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 81% Humidity

Punta Delgada is a small town in the far south of Chile, close to the border with Argentina, on the RN255 between Punta Arenas and Rio Gallegos. It is the principal settlement in San Gregorio commune in Magallanes Province.

Map of Punta Delgada, San Gregorio, Magallanes y la Ant%C3%A1rtica Chilena Region, Chile

Nearby is a ferry terminal at the Primera Angostura, from where the Pionero crosses the Strait of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego. Pali-Aike National Park lies 18 km north of the town.

References

Punta Delgada, Chile Wikipedia