Berlenga Lighthouse

Berlenga Lighthouse
Farol da Berlenga
Lighthouse on Berlenga Grande island, Portugal
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LocationOff coast of Peniche, Portugal
Coordinates39°24′48″N 9°30′30″W / 39.41333°N 9.50833°W / 39.41333; -9.50833
Tower
Constructed1842
Constructionstone Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1985
Height29 metres (95 ft)
OperatorDirectorate for Lighthouses
(Direcção de Faróis)
Heritageheritage without legal protection Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height121 m (397 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensLED Optics
Range27 nautical miles
CharacteristicFl W 10s

Berlenga lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Berlenga), also known as the Duke of Bragança Lighthouse, is a functioning lighthouse situated on the highest point of the granite island of Berlenga Grande (Great Berlenga), which is a nature reserve in the Atlantic Ocean, 10 kilometres west of the town of Peniche in the Leiria District of Portugal. Although planned for construction in the 18th century, work did not start until 1837 and it was completed in 1842.