Location | Viana do Castelo, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal |
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Coordinates | 41°45′00″N 8°52′30″W / 41.75000°N 8.87500°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1910 |
Construction | stone |
Automated | 1987 |
Height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
Heritage | heritage without legal protection |
Light | |
Focal height | 103 metres (338 ft) |
Lens | 3rd-order Fresnel 500mm |
Range | 22 nautical miles (41 km; 25 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 9,5 s |
The Montedor Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol de Montedor) is located on the Atlantic Ocean on a promontory in the parish of Carreço in the municipality of Viana do Castelo in Portugal. It is the northernmost lighthouse in Portugal, situated 4 nautical miles (7.4 km; 4.6 mi) north of the mouth of the Lima River and 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) south of the mouth of the Minho River. It was opened on 20 March 1910.[1]