The Morro Jable Lighthouse () is an active
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
Fuerteventura
Fuerteventura () is one of the Canary Islands, in the Atlantic Ocean, geographically part of Macaronesia, and politically part of Spain. It is located away from the coast of North Africa. The island was declared a biosphere reserve by UNESCO i ...
. The lighthouse is situated at the edge of the beach near the town and resort of
Morro Jable
Morro Jable is a locality belonging of the municipality of Pájara, in the island of Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain. With around 7,000 inhabitants as of 2020, it is the most populated settlement in the municipality. It was founded by Cirilo ...
.
Description
Completed in 1991 this is the tallest lighthouse in the Canaries with a 59 m tower, which is higher than that of the
Maspalomas Lighthouse on
Gran Canaria
Gran Canaria (, ; ), also Grand Canary Island, is the third-largest and second-most-populous island of the Canary Islands, a Spain, Spanish archipelago off the Atlantic coast of Northwest Africa. the island had a population of that constitut ...
at 56 m, and that of
Pechiguera on
Lanzarote
Lanzarote (, , ) is a Spanish island, the easternmost of the Canary Islands, off the north coast of Africa and from the Iberian Peninsula.
Covering , Lanzarote is the fourth-largest of the islands in the archipelago. With 163,230 inhabi ...
at 50 m.
With a focal height of 62 m above the sea, its light can be seen for 17
nautical mile
A nautical mile is a unit of length used in air, marine, and space navigation, and for the definition of territorial waters. Historically, it was defined as the meridian arc length corresponding to one minute ( of a degree) of latitude at t ...
s, and consists of two flashes of white light every 10 seconds.
It is sometimes confused with the older 19th century
Punta Jandía lighthouse () which lies 22 km away by road at the extreme western end of the
Jandia peninsula.
See also
*
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 ...
*
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 tallest lighthouses in the world
This is a list of the tallest lighthouses, by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by ''The Lighthouse Directory'', i.e. bu ...
References
External links
*
Comisión de faros
Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
1991 establishments in Spain
Lighthouses completed in 1991
Lighthouses in Fuerteventura
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