.jpg) Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse, located in Tierra del Fuego, Argentina | |
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| Location | 5 nmi (9.3 km) E of Ushuaia, Argentina |
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| Coordinates | 54°52′17.5″S 68°05′0″W / 54.871528°S 68.08333°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1920 |
| Foundation | Masonry base |
| Construction | Brick tower |
| Height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Shape | Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | Red tower with a broad white band, black lantern |
| Power source | solar power  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 22.5 metres (74 ft) |
| Range | White: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) Red: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 5s.[1] |
Les Eclaireurs Lighthouse (the French name "Les Éclaireurs" means "the Scouts") is a slightly conically shaped lighthouse standing on the northeasternmost island of the five or more Les Eclaireurs islands, which it takes its name from, 5 nautical miles (9 km) east of Ushuaia in the Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, southern Argentina.[2]
- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Argentina: Tierra del Fuego". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 26, 2015.