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Cape Renard Lighthouse
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LocationCape Renard, Antarctica Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates65°01′11″S 63°46′14″W / 65.019784°S 63.770527°W / -65.019784; -63.770527
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionfiber glass tower[1]
Height3 m (9.8 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecyldrical tower with balcony and light[1]
Markingswhite tower with red band[1]
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height7 m (23 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 10s Edit this on Wikidata

Cape Renard (65°1′15″S 63°46′12″W / 65.02083°S 63.77000°W / -65.02083; -63.77000) is a cape forming the south side of the entrance to Flandres Bay and separating the Danco and Graham Coasts on the west coast of Antarctic Peninsula. Situated on the minor Renard Island just off the north extremity of Kyiv Peninsula and surmounted by Una's Peaks. Discovered in 1898 by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition under Gerlache and named by him for Professor A. Renard, a member of the Belgica Commission and of the Belgian Royal Academy.

Azufre Point lies about 3 miles (5 km) southeast.

  1. ^ a b c List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.

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