Punta Brava Lighthouse

Punta Brava Lighthouse
Punta Carretas

Punta Brava Lighthouse
Location	Punta Brava Montevideo Uruguay
Coordinates	34.935311°S 56.160579°W / -34.935311; -56.160579
Tower
Constructed	1876
Construction	brick tower
Automated	1962
Height	19 metres (62 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop keeper’s house
Markings	unpainted tower, white lantern with red vertical stripes
Power source	mains electricity
Light
Focal height	21 metres (69 ft)
Range	15 nmi (28 km)
Characteristic	Fl WR 5s.
Uruguay no.	UY-151[1]

Punta Brava Lighthouse (Faro de Punta Brava), also known as Punta Carretas Lighthouse, is a lighthouse in Punta Carretas, Montevideo, Uruguay. It was erected in 1876. The lighthouse has a height of 21 metres and its light reaches 15 nautical miles (28 kilometres) away, with a flash every ten seconds.^[2] In 1962, the lighthouse became electric. The lighthouse is important for guiding boats into the Banco Inglés, Buceo Port or the entrance of the Santa Lucía River, west of Montevideo city.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Uruguay

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Uruguay". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
2. "Our Neighborhood" (PDF). Hotel Caladivolpe. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 19 November 2010.