El Rincón Light is an active lighthouse in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. At a height of 203 feet (62 m) it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[1] and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world. Located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pedro Luro on the Península Verde, it guards a principal entrance to the seaport of Bahía Blanca. Two stamps featuring the lighthouse were created, one in 2006 and the other one in 2010.[2]
 El Rincón Light, 2009 | |
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| Location | Buenos Aires Province Argentina |
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| Coordinates | 39°23′5.04″S 62°0′53.42″W / 39.3847333°S 62.0148389°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1925 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 203 feet (62 m) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with double gallery and lantern |
| Markings | black and white tower with horizontal bands |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 210 feet (64 m) |
| Range | 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2+1) W 40s. |
See also
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edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Stamps – Argentina | Lighthouse Stamp Society". Retrieved 2021-12-21.
- List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 270.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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