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Managing Organization:
Lighthouse Service, Naval Department
Notes:
This is one of the highest lighthouses in the world. Tower Height: 46 Height of Focal Plane: 1024 Characteristic and Range: Three white flashes every 20 seconds, visible for 26 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Square white tower attached to dwelling, with red lantern.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1922 Date Present Tower Built: 1922 Date Automated: 1980s Optics: Second order Fresnel lens. Current Use: Active aid to navigation. Museum?
There is a public exhibit on the lighthouses of Madeira here, open 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. and 1:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.
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