Arenas Blancas Lighthouse on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
The Arenas Blancas Lighthouse () is an active
The need for the lighthouse was identified in the third maritime lighting plan for the Canaries in 1989, as a navigation aid for coastal shipping on the east coast of the island. It first entered service in 1993, and stands on a cliff around eight metres above sea level, next to the
Comisión de faros
{{authority control Lighthouses in La Palma Lighthouses completed in 1993
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
on the Canary island
The Canary Islands (; ) or Canaries are an archipelago in the Atlantic Ocean and the southernmost Autonomous Community of Spain. They are located in the northwest of Africa, with the closest point to the continent being 100 kilometres (62 mi ...
of La Palma
La Palma (, ), also known as ''La isla bonita'' () and historically San Miguel de La Palma, is the most northwesterly island of the Canary Islands, a Spanish autonomous community and archipelago in Macaronesia in the North Atlantic Ocean. La Pa ...
in the municipality of Villa de Mazo
Villa de Mazo is a town and a municipality on the island of La Palma, Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain. It is situated in the southeastern part of the island. The population of the municipality is 4,858 (2013)
, near the village of La Salemera. The larger settlement of Mazo lies to the north-west.
It is one of four main lighthouses on La Palma, each one marking a different quadrant of the island. The modern lighthouses of Arenas Blancas and Punta Lava are located on the eastern and western sides of the island. The lighthouses at Punta Cumplida and Fuencaliente are situated on the northern and southern points.
Description
The need for the lighthouse was identified in the third maritime lighting plan for the Canaries in 1989, as a navigation aid for coastal shipping on the east coast of the island. It first entered service in 1993, and stands on a cliff around eight metres above sea level, next to the Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...
which gives the lantern a focal height of . The light has a range of 20 nautical miles, and has an occulting light characteristic
A light characteristic is all of the properties that make a particular somewhat navigational light identifiable. Graphical and textual descriptions of navigational light sequences and colours are displayed on nautical charts and in Light Lists ...
which consists of a pattern of three flashes of white light every eight seconds.
The white cylindrical tower with a curved tip is considered to be of a "striking modern" design. The concrete tower has fluted sides, with the light shining from a horizontal opening on the seaward side.
The lighthouse is operated and maintained by the port authority
A port authority (less commonly a port district) is a governmental or quasi-governmental public authority for a special-purpose district usually formed by a legislative body (or bodies) to operate ports and other transportation infrastructure. ...
of the province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Province of Santa Cruz de Tenerife, also Province of Santa Cruz (), is a province of Spain, consisting of the western part of the autonomous community of the Canary Islands. It consists of about half of the Atlantic archipelago: the islands o ...
. It is registered under the international number D2849.51 and has the national identifier of 13025.
Map
See also
*List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
This is a list of lighthouses in the Canary Islands. The Spain, Spanish archipelago lies to the west of Africa, in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lighthouses
Map
See also
* List of lighthouses in Spain
* List of lighthouses in the Balearic Island ...
* List of lighthouses in Spain
This is a list of lighthouses in Spain.
Lighthouses
By autonomous communities
* List of lighthouses in the Balearic Islands
* List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
See also
* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
This article c ...
References
External links
Comisión de faros
{{authority control Lighthouses in La Palma Lighthouses completed in 1993