Cap d’Artrutx Lighthouse

Cap d'Artrutx Lighthouse

Cap d'Artrutx Lighthouse
Balearic Islands
Location Cap d'Artrutx
Minorca
Balearic Islands
Spain
Coordinates 39°55′21″N 3°49′27″E / 39.922532°N 3.824190°E / 39.922532; 3.824190Coordinates: 39°55′21″N 3°49′27″E / 39.922532°N 3.824190°E / 39.922532; 3.824190
Year first constructed 1859
Foundation single storey base
Construction cut stone tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with buttresses, double balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern tower with black and white bands, grey lantern
Height 34 metres (112 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Range 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic Fl(3) W 10s.
Admiralty number E0342
NGA number 5184
ARLHS number BAL-015
Spain number ES-36420[1]

The Cap d’Artrutx Lighthouse is an active lighthouse on the Spanish island of Menorca.[2][3][4][5]

See also

Lighthouses of Menorca

Cap d'Artrutx
Illa de l'Aire
Map showing the lighthouses of Menorca

References

  1. ↑ Cap d'Artrutx The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 25, 2016
  2. ↑ "Artrutx Lighthouse". Balearic Lighthouses. Port Authority of Balearic Islands. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Spain: Balearic Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  4. ↑ "Menorcas Shining Lights". Museums & Lighthouses. Menorca-live.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "The Lighthouses of Menorca". Discovering Menorca. descobreixmenorca.com. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
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