Buenos Aires Lighthouse
Buenos Aires Lighthouse has a focal height of 37 metres and a range of 5 nautical miles.
- Focal height
- 37 metres
- Range
- 5 nautical miles
- Light characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Coordinates
- -64.88833, -63.94667
The Buenos Aires Lighthouse does not exist in the given wikitext. Instead, the content describes Prevot Island, located in Antarctica. Prevot Island is a small rocky island situated northeast of Miller Island, forming part of the Wauwermans Islands in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The island was named in memory of First Lieutenant Prevot, who died on active duty as commander of the mobile detachment in the operations of the Argentine Air Force unit for Antarctica.
The island has a metal skeletal tower with a square pyramidal shape, standing on a concrete base. However, there is no information available on when the tower was built or its current status. The name Prevot Island was approved by the Argentine geographic coordinating committee in 1956, replacing the provisional toponym "Fernando".
Prevot Island is notable for its location in the Wilhelm Archipelago, and its inclusion in the list of islands and lighthouses in Antarctica. Although the wikitext does not provide extensive information about the island's history or the tower's current condition, it serves as a reference point for geographical and engineering purposes.
Light and tower
It has a square pyramidal skeletal tower. The tower is built of metal skeletal. The light has a focal height of 37 metres. The light has a range of 5 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl W 10s. The NGA list of lights numbers it 2792. The Admiralty list of lights numbers it G1400.
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Details
- Range Nm
- 5
- Foundation
- concrete base
- Nga Number
- 2792
- Description
- '''Prevot Island''' () is a small rocky island 0.5 nautical miles (0.9 km) northeast of Miller Island, forming the northernmost of the Wauwermans Islands, in the Wilhelm Archipelago. The name was approved by the Argentine geographic coordinating committee in 1956, replacing the provisional toponym "Fernando." Named in memory of First Lieutenant Prevot, commander of the mobile detachment in the operations of the Argentine Air Force unit for Antarctica. He died on active duty.
- Tower Shape
- square pyramidal skeletal tower
- Focal Height M
- 37
- Admiralty Number
- G1400
- Light Characteristic
- Fl W 10s.
- Construction Material
- metal skeletal tower