- Source: Morro Jable Lighthouse
The Morro Jable Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Morro Jable) is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of Fuerteventura. The lighthouse is situated at the edge of the beach near the town and resort of Morro Jable.
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 at 56 m, and that of Pechiguera on Lanzarote at 50 m.
With a focal height of 62 m above the sea, its light can be seen for 17 nautical miles, and consists of two flashes of white light every 10 seconds.
It is sometimes confused with the older 19th century Punta Jandía lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Jandía) which lies 22 km away by road at the extreme western end of the Jandia peninsula.
See also
List of lighthouses in Spain
List of lighthouses in the Canary Islands
List of tallest lighthouses in the world
References
External links
Media related to Faro de Morro Jable at Wikimedia Commons
Comisión de faros Archived 4 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine
Autoridad Portuaria de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Morro Jable Lighthouse
- Maspalomas Lighthouse
- Punta Jandía Lighthouse
- Pechiguera Lighthouse
- Puerto del Rosario Lighthouse
- Punta La Entallada Lighthouse
- Tostón Lighthouse
- Jandía
- Punta de Melenara Lighthouse
- Punta Martiño Lighthouse
