The Lighthouses of Argentina

This page shows the documentation of the Lighthouses of Argentina. The pictures below are linked to the relevant photo on the web (thus making available to you a higher resolution picture.) I am very grateful to Russ Rowlett at the University of North Carolina for his excellent Lighthouse Directory for the outline. Each lighthouse name is linked to (in our editorial opinion) the best reference site for that light. LHdirectory

I would like to include directions on how to get to these lights. If you know such data, could you eMail me and I'll post it here (with your choice of attribution.) mailme

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Río Uruguay and Río de la Plata

AR 1 Stella Maris
latitude 32° 28' 24.5" S longitude 58° 12' 38.5" W

Located at the end of the south breakwater at the entrance to the inner harbor of Conceptión del Uruguay, a city about 280 km north of Buenos Aires. ARLHS # ARG-077

Photo courtesy Hector [Flickr]

Stella Maris
AR 2 Martín García Martín García

Isla Martín García is located in the mouth of the Uruguay River close to the Uruguayan shore. (Previously the island had been used as a prison for out-of-power politicians.) Located near the south end of the island. Tours of the island are available from Buenos Aires as part of the wiki travel guide for Argentina. guide ARLHS # ARG-045

Photo courtesy artdealer [travellerspoint]

AR 2B Buenos Aires Outer Breakwater South End
latitude 34° 35' 35.2" S longitude 58° 21' 17.4" W

Located at the southeastern end of the long outer breakwater that protects the modern harbor of Buenos Aires. Accessible only by boat. (G 0828)

Photo courtesy Thomas Philipp [ListOfLights]

Buenos Aires Outer Breakwater South End
AR 2P Barolo Palace Barolo Palace
latitude 34° 36' 34.4" S longitude 58° 23' 9.1" W

Palacio Barolo is a landmark office building, located at 1370 Avenida de Mayo, in the neighborhood of Monserrat, Buenos Aires, Argentina. While it is the tallest building in the city, and is illuminated at night, it probably is not a licensed aid to navigation.

Photo courtesy Enio Gut Sampa

AR 3 Atalaya
latitude 35° 56.8" S longitude 57° 32' 9.2" W

The older light now stands on the grounds of the Atalaya Yacht Club. Located at Atalaya, on the south bank of the Río de la Plata about 8 km north of Magdalena. Don't confuse this with the lights with the same name in Spain SP 48

A photo is available photo ARLHS # ARG-076

AR 4 Pontón Recalada (Light and pilot ship)

Anchored in the very broad entrance to the Río de la Plata, marking the beginning of the long Punta Indio Channel leading to Buenos Aires, about 140 km away. Ships arriving from overseas take on pilots here. Accessible only by boat. (G 0812)

Photo courtesy Captain Theo [ListOfLights]

Pontón Recalada

Coastal Buenos Aires

AR 5 Cabo San Antonio Cabo San Antonio
latitude 36° 18' 24" S longitude 56° 46' 23.7" W

Located about 8 km north of San Clemente del Tuyú on the southern cape of the Bahía Samborombón. (G 0904) ARLHS # ARG-011

Photo courtesy Myriam del Grosso [Flickr]

AR 6 Mar del Tuyú

This light is said to be the first privately-installed light in the country. Located on the coastal road in the seaside resort of Mar del Tuyú, about halfway between Cabo San Antonio and Punta Médanos. ARLHS # ARG-073

Photo courtesy Ricky2007 [Ruta0]

Mar del Tuyú
AR 7 Punta Médanos Punta Médanos
latitude 36° 52' 58.9" S longitude 56° 40' 29.4" W

The nearby town of San Bernardo has a web page for the lighthouse. Located off route 11 halfway between Mar de Ajó and Pinamar. light (G 0908) ARLHS # ARG-008

Photo courtesy tierra magica barilo che [Flickr]

AR 8 Querandí

Located about 15 km south of the Mar Azul beach resort; accessible by 4WD vehicles on the beach. 4WD (G 0910) ARLHS # ARG-007

Photo courtesy Sebas [Flickr]

Querandí
AR 8C Cabo Corrientes (Mar del Plata)
latitude 38° 1' 0.4" S longitude 57° 31' 29.1" W

The city of Mar del Plata is a fishing port and Argentina's largest seaside resort. Located on a promontory on the north side of Mar del Plata. This light is mounted on a terrace of a very large business complex. photo

AR 9 Punta Mogotes
latitude 38° 5' 30" S longitude 57° 32' 42.1" W

Located about 8 km south of Cabo Corrientes in the city of Mar del Plata, the country's leading beach resort. (G 0913) ARLHS # ARG-005

Photo courtesy Cossari Julieta [Flickr]

Punta Mogotes
AR 10 Miramar Miramar

Located on the Avenida Costanera in the center of the beach resort city of Miramar. (G 0922) ARLHS # ARG-047

Photo courtesy Benjamin Espinosa [Flickr]

AR 11 Punta Hermengo
latitude 38° 17' 3.6" S longitude 57° 50' 1.7" W

The lighthouse was replaced by the Miramar Light. Located on the point at the entrance to the municipal nursery on the southwest side of Miramar, about 2 km from Miramar Light. photo ARLHS # ARG-075

AR 12 Quequén
latitude 38° 34' 1.6" S longitude 58° 41' 21.8" W

Located east of the mouth of the Río Quequén in Quequén, the seaport of the city of Necochea. (G 0926) ARLHS # ARG-004

Photo courtesy Jet Black [Flickr]

Quequén
AR 13 Claromecó Claromecó
latitude 38° 51' 29.3" S longitude 60° 3' 6.7" W

The lighthouse is adjacent to a popular seaside spa, the Balneario Claromecó. Located on the coast about halfway between Necochea and Bahía Blanca. (G 0942) ARLHS # ARG-014

Photo courtesy Rubén Pinella [Flickr]

AR 14 Recalada a Bahía Blanca
latitude 38° 59' 26.8" S longitude 61° 15' 35.9" W

Prefabricated in France by the same company that built the Eiffel Tower, this soaring lighthouse is the tallest in the country, the tallest in the Southern Hemisphere, and among the tallest in the world. Located on the coastal road about 7 km east of the resort of Monte Hermoso, marking the entrance to the Bahía Blanca in southern Buenos Aires province. (G 0986) ARLHS # ARG-009

Photo courtesy sotosheriden [webshots]

Recalada a Bahía Blanca
AR 15 El Rincón El Rincón
latitude 39° 23' 1.6" S longitude 62° 53" W

This must be one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world; it guards a principal entrance to the seaport of Bahía Blanca. Located about 30 miles northeast of Pedro Luro on the Península Verde, a 25-mi long peninsula at the southern entrance to the Bahía Blanca. There does not appear to be any road access to this site. ARLHS # ARG-036

Photo courtesy Sergio Ruben Zerega [panoramio]

AR 16 Segunda Barranca
latitude 40° 46' 31.4" S longitude 62° 16' 24.5" W

Located on a sandy headland about 75 km east of Carmen de Patagones, the southernmost city of Buenos Aires province. There does not appear to be any road access to this site. view ARLHS # ARG-067

Northern Patagonia

AR 17 Río Negro (Faro de la Boca)
latitude 41° 3' 27.9" S longitude 62° 50' 20" W

This is Argentina's oldest surviving lighthouse and the first built on the coast of Patagonia. The area is known locally as La Boca (the mouth), referring to the Río Negro. Located on the west side of the mouth of the Río Negro, adjacent to the El Cóndor resort; accessible via provincial route 1 from Viedma. resort ARLHS # ARG-012

Photo courtesy Schepers [Flickr]

Río Negro
AR 18 Belén

Located on the Península Belén, at the northern entrance to the Golfo San Matías, about 110 km west of Viedma. photo ARLHS # ARG-069

AR 19 San Matías
latitude 40° 49' 20.3" S longitude 64° 43' 2.4" W

The area around the lighthouse is a nature preserve, the Área Natural Protegida Bahía de San Antonio. Located off National Route 3 on the northeast side of the Golfo San Matías, perhaps 30 km east of San Antonio Oeste. photo ARLHS # ARG-064

AR 19G Pedro Garcia Range Rear
latitude 40° 48' 11.2" S longitude 64° 52' 17.6" W
AR 19P Banco Reparo Range Rear
latitude 40° 45' 23.3" S longitude 64° 55' 10" W

The range guides vessels arriving at San Antonio Oeste. Located on a peninsula about 5 km southeast of San Antonio Oeste. Accessible by road.

AR 20 Punta Tehuelche
latitude 42° 24' 17.6" S longitude 64° 18' 10.5" W

Located on the Golfo San José, on the north side of the Istmo Ameghino, the narrow neck of land connecting the Península Valdes to the mainland. There does not appear to be any road access to this site. ARLHS # ARG-059

Photo courtesy Leopoldo Tinello [Panoramio]

Punta Tehuelche
AR 21 Almirante Brown
latitude 42° 13' 0.2" S longitude 64° 15' 18.6" W

Located at the end of the Península Buenos Aires, the northwestern corner of the Península Valdes, marking the entrance to the Golfo San José. Apparently accessible only by boat or helicopter. photo ARLHS # ARG-018

AR 22 Punta Norte
latitude 42° 4' 31.5" S longitude 63° 46' 24.7" W

Located at the northernmost point of the Península Valdes marking the southern entrance to the Golfo San Matías. Accessible at the end of provincial route 3, 75 km northeast of Puerto Pirámides. ARLHS # ARG-056

Photo courtesy Fabio Dornelles [Flickr]

Punta Norte
AR 23 Punta Delgada Punta Delgada
latitude 42° 45' 58.9" S longitude 63° 38' 14.7" W

Located at the southeastern tip of the Península Valdes, about 65 km southeast of Puerto Pirámides on provincial route 2. ARLHS # ARG-015

Photo courtesy Anonymous [Flickr]

AR 24 Morro Nuevo
latitude 42° 52' 22.8" S longitude 64° 8' 40.4" W

Located atop a high headland at the southernmost point of the Península Valdes, marking the northern entrance to the Golfo Nuevo. There does not appear to be any road access to this site ARLHS # ARG-049

AR 24F Punta Flecha
latitude 42° 38' 44.3" S longitude 64° 58' 8.6" W

courtesy Gideon Breuls AR 25 ARLHS # ARG-089

Photo courtesy www.panoramio.com/user/326540

Punta Flecha
AR 25 Golfo Nuevo Golfo Nuevo
latitude 42° 43' 17.8" S longitude 65° 1' 48.8" W

A traditional symbol of the city of Puerto Madryn. Located just north of the city. ARLHS # ARG-038

Photo courtesy Federico Trevisan [Flickr]

AR 25A Acantilado (Puerto Madryn)
latitude 42° 47' 35.8" S longitude 64° 57' 0.4" W

Located on the east side of a promontory about 8 km southeast of Puerto Madryn. ARLHS # ARG-088

Photo courtesy Alex Dukal [Flickr]

Acantilado
AR 25C Punta Conscriptos
latitude 42° 53' 20" S longitude 64° 42' 7.4" W

Located atop a steep cliff about 800 m south of Punta Conscriptos, a promontory about 30 km southeast of Puerto Madryn. Site open but probably difficult to reach. photo

AR 26 Punta Ninfas
latitude 42° 58' 8.1" S longitude 64° 18' 53.2" W

Located on the point marking the southern entrance to the golfo Nuevo, at the end of provincial route 5 about 50 km east of Puerto Madryn. ARLHS # ARG-055

AR 27 Chubut
latitude 43° 22' 19.1" S longitude 65° 2' 48.7" W

Located about 6 miles south of Puerto Rawson on the coastal road to Playa Santa Isabel. ARLHS # ARG-034

Photo courtesy GuilleGB Photography [Flickr]

Chubut
AR 28 Punta Lobos Punta Lobos

Sibling of Faro Cabo Dañoso. Located off national route 3 about 65 km south of Rawson. AR 43

Photo courtesy funari [Flickr]

AR 29 Cabo Raso

Located on the cape about 100 km south of Rawson. ARLHS # ARG-029

Photo courtesy Mobula [panoramio]

Cabo Raso
AR 29S San José (Cabo San José)
latitude 44° 30' 44.6" S longitude 65° 17' 3.8" W

The original lighthouse was an octagonal cast iron skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Located atop a prominent cape about 18 km south of Cabo Raso and 40 km northeast of Camerones. There is no road access to this site. ARLHS # ARG-063

AR 30 Bahía San Gregorio
latitude 45° 1' 29.3" S longitude 65° 37' 45.1" W

This lighthouse replaced the Isla Leones Light (see below.) Located about 13 miles south of Camerones on the heights of the Cabo Dos Bahías, the northern entrance to the Golfo San Jorge.

AR 31 Isla Leones
latitude 45° 3' 1.1" S longitude 65° 36' 26.5" W

The island lies off the Cabo Dos Bahías; the light was abandoned due to the difficulties of landing men and supplies on the island. The lighthouse is clearly endangered and likely to fall into ruin. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. photo ARLHS # ARG-071

AR 31A Cabo Aristizábal

Located on a prominent and rugged cape about 8 km south of Bahía Bustamante. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. ARLHS # ARG-023

Photo courtesy Jorge Bilbao [Panoramio]

Cabo Aristizábal
AR 32 Cabo San Jorge Cabo San Jorge
latitude 45° 46' 43.5" S longitude 67° 22' 47" W

Located about 13 km north of Comodoro Rivadavia, the southernmost city of Chubut.

Photo courtesy Julian [Flickr]

Southern Patagonia

AR 33 Olivia
latitude 46° 26' 26" S longitude 67° 30' 42.1" W

Located just off national route 3 on the north side of Caleta Olivia, on the Golfo San Jorge. photo ARLHS # ARG-050

AR 34 Mazarredo
latitude 47° 1' 52.6" S longitude 66° 43' 41.6" W

Located in the town of Mazarredo on the southwest coast of the Golfo San Jorge. ARLHS # ARG-046

AR 35 Monte Loayza
latitude 47° 4' 19.8" S longitude 66° 21' 35.2" W

Located on the south coast of the Golfo San Jorge, about 135 km northwest of Puerto Deseado. ARLHS # ARG-048

AR 36 Cabo Blanco
latitude 47° 12' 8.1" S longitude 65° 44' 19.1" W

Active naval station, with 1-story station building and several communications towers. Located on a rocky headland at the end of provincial route 91 about 90 km north of Puerto Deseado in the Reserva Natural Cabo Blanco. reserve ARLHS # ARG-001

Photo courtesy Rodrigo Pinedo [Flickr]

Cabo Blanco
AR 37 Punta Guzmán
latitude 47° 20' 53.9" S longitude 65° 43' 16.4" W

Located on the point about 15 km south of Cabo Blanco. ARLHS # ARG-039

AR 38 Beauvoir (Puerto Deseado)

Light mounted in the 28 m tower of the church of Nuestra Señora de la Guardia, the one tall structure on the skyline of Puerto Deseado. photo ARLHS # ARG-020

AR 39 Isla Pingüino

Located on an island off Cabo Mírador, about 18 km southeast of Puerto Deseado. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. ARLHS # ARG-010

Photo courtesy Rodrigo Pinedo [Flickr]

Isla Pingüino
AR 40 Punta Medanosa Punta Medanosa
latitude 48° 6' 8.5" S longitude 65° 54' 58.8" W

Located on a rocky point off the end of provincial route 85 about 35 miles south of Puerto Deseado. There is a road access (have to get permissions/keys from nearby 'estancia'), by road it's around 200 km of dirt road from Puerto Deseado. ARLHS # ARG-054

Photo courtesy Miguel Ward [panoramio]

AR 41 Cabo Guardián
latitude 48° 21' 24.1" S longitude 66° 21' 16.6" W

Located on a prominent headland about 160 km southwest of Puerto Deseado. There does not appear to be any road access to the site. photo ARLHS # ARG-027

AR 42 Campana
latitude 48° 24' 2.8" S longitude 66° 28' 50.7" W

Located on Punta Mercedes, a headland about 175 km southwest of Puerto Deseado. photo ARLHS # ARG-033

AR 43 Cabo Dañoso

Located on the point of the cape about 65 km northeast of Puerto San Julián. ARLHS # ARG-025

AR 44 Cabo Curioso
latitude 49° 11' 2" S longitude 67° 37' 8.2" W

This unusual and historic lighthouse is located about 20 km northeast of Puerto San Julián, marking the entrance to the harbor of the city. ARLHS # ARG-024

Photo courtesy Esther [webshots]

Cabo Curioso
AR 44C Caldera Alta Rear Light Caldera Alta Rear Light

This range guides vessels departing Puerto San Julián. Located on a hillside east of the Bahía San Julián, about 7 km northeast of Puerto San Julián.

Photo courtesy Iojan [Flickr]

AR 44J Puerto San Julián

This range guides vessels approaching Puerto San Julián through a winding estuary, the Bahía San Julián. Located on the west side of the San Julián estuary on the south side of Puerto San Julián. photo

AR 45 Cabo San Francisco de Paula
latitude 49° 44' 22.3" S longitude 67° 43' 20.6" W

Located on the cape about halfway between Puerto San Julián and Puerto Santa Cruz. ARLHS # ARG-060

Photo courtesy Laura and Francisco Restuccia [panoramio]

Cabo San Francisco de Paula
AR 45P Puerto Santa Cruz Entrada Baja (Entrance Range Front)

Located on the south side of the entrance to the Río Santa Cruz.

AR 46 Santa Cruz
latitude 50° 9' 14.7" S longitude 68° 21' 40" W

Located about 20 km southeast of Puerto Santa Cruz, on the south side of the entrance to the Río Santa Cruz. ARLHS # ARG-066

AR 47 Río Coig
latitude 50° 53' 32.1" S longitude 69° 7' 59.3" W

Sibling of Faro Cabo Dañoso. Located on the north side of the entrance to the Río Coig, east of Puerto Coig and about 175 km north of Río Gallegos. ARLHS # ARG-060

Photo courtesy Laura and Francisco Restuccia [panoramio]

Río Coig
AR 48 Cabo Buen Tiempo Cabo Buen Tiempo (Cape Fairweather)

Located on the cape at the end of provincial route 55 on the north side of the entrance to the Río Gallegos. ARLHS # ARG-022

Photo courtesy Laura and Francisco Restuccia [panoramio]

AR 49 Cabo Vírgenes
latitude 52° 19' 59.7" S longitude 68° 21' 23" W

This historic lighthouse marks the eastern entrance to the Strait of Magellan, along with the Chilean lighthouse at Punta Dungeness about 10 km to the southwest. Located at the end of provincial route 1 (unpaved) about 80 miles (unpaved) south of Río Gallegos. ARLHS # ARG-032

Photo courtesy Felicitas Molina [Flickr]

Cabo Vírgenes

Atlantic Coast Tierra del Fuego

AR 49M Magallanes
latitude 52° 39' 51.2" S longitude 68° 36' 7.7" W

Located 800 m southeast of the border between Chile and Argentina south of the Strait of Magellan. ARLHS # ARG-043

AR 50 Punta Páramo
latitude 53° 8' 26.9" S longitude 68° 12' 25.8" W

Located at the end of the Península El Páramo, a long sand spit partially enclosing the Bahía de San Sebastián. Accessible only by boat. photo ARLHS # ARG-057

AR 51 San Sebastián
latitude 53° 19' 57.9" S longitude 68° 9' 35.9" W

Located off national route 3 about 25 km east of the town of San Sebastián, marking the southern entrance to the Bahía de San Sebastián. view

AR 52 Cabo Peñas

Located on a headland about 6 miles southeast of Río Grande. ARLHS # ARG-028

AR 53 Cabo San Pablo (1945)

It was damaged in an earthquake in 1949 and has been leaning ever since. The active light is close by (below). ARLHS # ARG-031

Photo courtesy Tommy Camps [Flickr]

Cabo San Pablo (1945)
AR 54 Cabo San Pablo (new)

Located at the end of provincial route A off national route 3 about 80 km southeast of Río Grande. ARLHS # ARG-074

AR 55 Cabo San Diego

This lighthouse marks the extreme southeast corner of Tierra del Fuego and the western entrance to the Estrecho (Strait) of Le Maire. Accessible only by boat. photo ARLHS # ARG-030

Isla de los Estados

AR 56 Año Nuevo
latitude 54° 39' 29.1" S longitude 64° 7' 57.2" W

Located on the Isla Observatorio, a small island off the north coast of the Isla de los Estados, a large island separated from Tierra de Fuego by the Estrecho de Le Maire. Accessible only by boat. ARLHS # ARG-003

Photo courtesy Lengnick [panoramio]

Año Nuevo
AR 57 San Juan de Salvamento (2) San Juan de Salvamento (2) (replica 2)
latitude 54° 43' 56.7" S longitude 63° 51' 24.6" W

Located high on a cliff at the eastern end of the Isla de los Estados, which is the last point that must be cleared by vessels eastbound around Cape Horn. Accessible only by boat in famously tumultuous seas.

Photo courtesy Lengnick [panoramio]

Southern Tierra del Fuego

AR 58 Cabo San Pío
latitude 55° 3' 21.6" S longitude 66° 31' 25.4" W

This lighthouse marks the southernmost point of Argentina, marking the entrance to the Beagle Channel (Canal de Beagle). Islands on the south side of the channel are in Chile. Accessible only by boat (land access is very difficult).

AR 58E Punta Espora

This light marks the southern tip of Isla Gable, a large island that nearly blocks the Beagle Channel. Accessible only by boat.

AR 59 Punta San Juan

Located in the Beagle Channel. ARLHS # ARG-086

AR 60 Islotes Les Eclaireurs

Tour operators sometimes call this the End of the World lighthouse (el faro del fin del mundo), although it is Faro San Juan de Salvamento that really earned that nickname. Located in the Beagle Channel marking the approach to Ushuaia, the southernmost permanently inhabited town in the world. Ecotours often pass or visit this site. AR 57 ARLHS # ARG-016

Photo courtesy brettocop [Flickr]

Islotes Les Eclaireurs
AR 61 Escarpados

Located in the Beagle Channel on the east side of the entrance to the Bahía Ushuaia. Accessible by a road (provincial route 30) that ends at this site. photo ARLHS # ARG-085

AR 62 Punta Observatorio
latitude 54° 48' 57.7" S longitude 68° 17' 58.9" W

Located on the east side of the entrance to Ushuaia harbor from the Beagle Channel. ARLHS # ARG-080

Photo courtesy Larry Myhre [Flickr]

Punta Observatorio
AR 63 San Juan de Salvamento (1) San Juan de Salvamento (1) (replica 1)
latitude 54° 48' 13.2" S longitude 68° 17' 49.9" W

Located at the Museo Maritime de Ushuaia.

Photo courtesy geiermichl [webshots]

AR 64 Zeballos

Located on the north side of the Beagle Channel marking the border with Chile. ARLHS # ARG-087

Photo courtesy Tony Galvez [Flickr]

Zeballos