Buenavista Lighthouse

Buenavista Lighthouse

Buenavista Lighthouse
Canary Islands
Location Buenavista del Norte
Tenerife
Canary Islands
Spain
Coordinates 28°23′28″N 16°50′11″W / 28.3911°N 16.8365°W / 28.3911; -16.8365Coordinates: 28°23′28″N 16°50′11″W / 28.3911°N 16.8365°W / 28.3911; -16.8365
Year first constructed 1990
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with external spiral stairs on the seaside
Markings / pattern white tower
Height 41 metres (135 ft)
Focal height 77 metres (253 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
Admiralty number D2831.8
NGA number 113-23838
ARLHS number CAI-004
Spain number ES-12925
Managing agent Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz de Tenerife[1]

The Buenavista Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Buenavista), also known as the Punta de Buenavista lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Buenavista del Norte on the northern coast of Tenerife in the Canary Islands.

This modern lighthouse, which has been described as being shaped like a corkscrew, is situated on a headland midway between the settlements of Buenavista del Norte and Los Silos. It is one of the seven main lighthouses which mark the coastline of Tenerife, and lies between two other lighthouses; Punta de Teno to the southwest, and Puerto de la Cruz to the northeast.[2][3]

Description

The lighthouse was completed in 1990, as part of the maritime lighting plan that was drawn up in the 1980s, which stressed the need for new lights at a number of locations in the Canaries. These included the contemporary designed lights at Punta del Hidalgo and Puerto de la Cruz on Tenerife, Castilette on Gran Canaria, and Arenas Blancas and Punta Lava on La Palma.[4][5]

Considered to be a “remarkable design”, it consists of two concrete towers rising from a single base, the rearward one is square, with the seaward facing tower having a spiral staircase that is open to the elements. This stairwell leads to the top of the tower with an enclosed lantern room and galleries, at a height of 40.5m.[2][6] With a focal height of 77m above sea level, the light can be seen for 20 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is made up of a pattern of four flashes of white light every eleven seconds.[2][7]

The lighthouse is maintained by the Port authority of the Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife. It is registered under the international Admiralty number D2831.8 and has the NGA identifier of 113-23838.[2][7]

Map

Buenavista
Map showing the principal lighthouses of Tenerife

See also

References

  1. ↑ Buenavista The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 27, 2016
  2. 1 2 3 4 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Canary Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  3. ↑ Mead, Rowland (July 2007). Tenerife. New Holland Publishers. pp. 73–. ISBN 978-1-84537-666-6.
  4. ↑ "Los faros que alumbran et Atlantico" (in Spanish). teldeactualidad.com. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  5. ↑ "Tres destellos cada 16 segundos" (in Spanish). laopinion.es. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "2831-8 Faro de la Punta de Buenavista" (in Spanish). Guias masmar. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  7. 1 2 List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2014. p. 417.

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