Location | Hondarribia Gipuzkoa Basque Country (autonomous community) |
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Coordinates | 43°23′31″N 1°47′30″W / 43.39194°N 1.79179°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1878–1881 |
Built by | Francisco Lafarga |
Construction | stone tower |
Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern attached |
Power source | mains electricity |
Light | |
Focal height | 65 metres (213 ft) |
Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(2)W.10s |
The Cape Higuer Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Higuer) is a lighthouse at the Cabo Higuer on the Spanish Atlantic coast in the Bay of Biscay. It lies in the municipality of Hondarribia, west of the mouth of the Bidasoa, which forms the border with France. It is the easternmost lighthouse on the Spanish Atlantic coast.