Cape Higuer
Cape Higuer has a focal height of 65 metres, a tower height of 21 metres and a range of 23 nautical miles. It was built in 1855.
- Focal height
- 65 metres
- Tower height
- 21 metres
- Range
- 23 nautical miles
- Built
- 1855
- Light characteristic
- Fl(2)W.10s
- Coordinates
- 43.39194, -1.79179
The Cape Higuer lighthouse is located in the Basque Country, specifically in Gipuzkoa, near Hondarribia, Spain. It stands at a tower height of 21m and has a focal height of 65m, with a range of 23 nautical miles. The lighthouse was built in two phases, with construction dates of 1855 and 1881.
Light and tower
It lies on the Atlantic. It has a square tower with balcony and lantern attached tower. The tower is built of stone. The light has a focal height of 65 metres. The light has a range of 23 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is Fl(2)W.10s.
Details
- Name
- Cape Higuer Lighthouse
- Range Nm
- 23
- Year Built
- 1855/1881
- Description
- The '''Cape Higuer Lighthouse''' () 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.
- Tower Shape
- square tower with balcony and lantern attached
- Body Of Water
- Atlantic
- Location Text
- [[Hondarribia]]<br /> [[Gipuzkoa]]<br />[[Basque Country (autonomous community)]]
- Focal Height M
- 65
- Tower Height M
- 21
- Light Characteristic
- Fl(2)W.10s
- Construction Material
- stone tower