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Name: Punta Médanos Light  

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Also known as: Faro Punta Medanos

Nearest Town or City:
Punta Médanos, , Argentina

Location: Easternmost point of Argentina, Buenos Aires Province.

Managing Organization:
Servicio de Hidrografía Naval

Website: http://www.hidro.gov.ar

Tower Height: 194

Height of Focal Plane: 223

Characteristic and Range: Five 1.5 second white flashes, separated by 3.5 seconds, every 40 seconds.

Description of Tower: Black, cast iron skeletal tower with central cylinder.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1893

Date Present Tower Built: 1893

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only (and base of tower).


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