Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria[1]
Heritage
Bien de Interés Cultural
Light
Focal height
60 metres (200 ft)
Intensity
1,000 candela
Range
19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic
Fl (1+2) W 13s.
Spain no.
ES-12520
The Maspalomas Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Maspalomas) is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria, in the Canary archipelago. It lies at one end of the Maspalomas beach, 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the Maspalomas Dunes.[1]
The lighthouse is a distinctive landmark in the resort, and is the tallest masonry lighthouse in the Canaries at 56 m (184 ft) being superseded only by the more modern 59 m (194 ft) concrete Morro Jable lighthouse on Fuerteventura.[1][2]
With a focal height of 60 m (197 ft) above the sea, its light can be seen for 19 nautical miles, and consists of a pattern of three flashes of white light, over a period of thirteen seconds.[1][3]
^ abcdRowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Canary Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^"Maspalomas". Gran Canaria Beaches. grancanaria.com. Archived from the original on 6 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
^"Las Palmas –Faro Maspalomas". History of the Lighthouses (in Spanish). Puertos del Estado. Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
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