Cabo da Roca Lighthouse
The Cabo da Roca Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol do Cabo da Roca) is a beacon/lighthouse located 165 metres (541 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean, on Portugal's (and continental Europe's) most westerly extent. It is located in the civil parish of Colares, in the municipality of Sintra, situated on a promontory made up of granite boulders and interspersed limestone. It is a third-order lighthouse, which originally began operating in 1772. It was the first new purpose-built lighthouse to be constructed in the country; the older lighthouses in existence at that time were constructed on existing platforms or from pre-existing beacons.
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| Location | Colares Sintra Portugal |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 38°46′55.2″N 9°29′50.4″W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1772 |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Automated | 1990 |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern rising from a 1-storey keeper's house |
| Markings | white tower and unpainted stone trim, red lantern |
| Operator | Directorate for Lighthouses (Direcção de Faróis) |
| Heritage | Included in the Protected Area of Sintra-Cascais (PT031111050264) |
| Fog signal | inactive |
| Racon | deactivated |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1772 |
| Focal height | 165 metres (541 ft) |
| Lens | 16 Argand lamps with parabolic reflectors (original), crystal optic with a third-order Fresnel rotational beacon (current) |
| Intensity | 3000 W |
| Range | 26 nmi (48 km; 30 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(4) W 18s |
| Portugal no. | PT-186 |
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