This page currently shows the beginning of the documentation of the Lighthouses of Chile. 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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Northern Chile
CL 1 |
Limitrofe (Concordia Range Rear)
Located at the Peruvian border about 30 km north of Arica.
Photo courtesy Manuel Arcaya [panoramio] |
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CL 3 |
Península Alacrán (Isla Alacrán)
The Isla Alacrán is a small island just off the coast, now joined to shore by a causeway. Located between the commercial and small boat harbors at Arica. ARLHS # CHI-061
Photo courtesy Jakub Jurkowski [Flickr] |
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CL 4 |
| Iquique Molo de Abrigo (Outer Breakwater)
Located at the end of the west breakwater at Iquique. ARLHS # CHI-082
Photo courtesy global paladin [webshots] |
CL 5 |
Península Serrano latitude 20° 12' 27.2" S longitude 70° 9' 37.1" W |
This lighthouse is a rare surviving example of French lighthouse design. Located on the Serrano Peninsula on the south side of the Bay of Iquique. ARLHS # CHI-095 |
CL 6 |
Punta Gruesa (Iquique)
There is another Punta Gruesa light at Valparaíso. This one is located on a headland about 15 km south of Iquique. CL 19
Photo courtesy Juan Hidalgo Jara [panoramio] |
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CL 7 |
| Puerto Mejillones del Sur
Mejillones del Sur is a small town facing north onto a broad bay about 80 km north of Antofagasta. Located on the beach.
Photo courtesy djcamus [webshots] |
CL 8 |
Punta Angamos latitude 23° 1' 37.1" S longitude 70° 30' 38" W |
The light commemorates the Battle of Angamos on October 8, 1879. The headland of Punta Angamos projects into the Pacific northwestward, sheltering the Bahía Mejillones. ARLHS # CHI-096 |
CL 9 |
Antofagasta (Outer Breakwater, Extremo Molo de Abrigo)
Located on the end of the main (south) breakwater at Antofagasta. ARLHS # CHI-058
Photo courtesy Antonio Ljubetic [Flickr] |
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CL 10 |
Caleta Coloso latitude 23° 45' 33.3" S longitude 70° 28' 0.6" W |
Located on a headland about 18 km south of Antofagasta. ARLHS # CHI-037 |
CL 11 |
Monumental Chañaral (Faro del Milenio)
This lighthouse was built by the city of Chañaral as a Millennium project and tourist attraction. Located on a steep hillside above Chañaral. ARLHS # CHI-090
Photo courtesy León Calquín [Flickr] |
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CL 12 |
| Punta Caldera latitude 27° 3' 3.9" S longitude 70° 51' 5.8" W
Chile's only all-wooden lighthouse. The lighthouse was restored in 1987. Located on a prominent cape about 8 km northwest of Caldera. ARLHS # CHI-065
Photo courtesy Marcelo Báez Rojas [Panoramio] |
CL 13 |
Isla Chañaral (1897) |
The island is one of the Islotes Atacama, located about 65 km southwest of Huasco, not near the port of Chañaral. It is a nature preserve; visitation is by permit only. ARLHS # CHI-042 |
CL 14 |
Isla Chañaral (new) latitude 29° 1' 49.4" S longitude 71° 35' 21.7" W
About 40 miles SW of Huasco, northern Chile.
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine [Flickr] |
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Central Chile
CL 15 |
| Monumental La Serena
The lighthouse was built as a landmark terminating the Avenida Francisco de Aguirre, which links the old city to the sea. The lighthouse is used as a cultural center and meeting hall. Located directly on the beach in La Serena. ARLHS # CHI-002
Photo courtesy slapfaan [webshots] |
CL 16 |
Punta Tortuga latitude 29° 56' 2.4" S longitude 71° 20' 31.6" W
Punta Tortuga is a few miles southwest of La Serena. ARLHS # CHI-077
Photo courtesy Chile's Navy [Navy] |
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CL 18 |
Concón (Punta Concón)
Located at the end of the breakwater of Marnia Higuerillas at Concón, a largely recreational harbor about 15 km north of Valparaíso. The breakwater is not walkable.
Photo courtesy alemama [webshots] |
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CL 19 |
| Punta Condell (Punta Gruesa) latitude 33° 1' 31.7" S longitude 71° 35' 8" W
Located on a rocky headland near Viña del Mar northeast of Valparaíso, marking the east entrance to the harbor. Avoid the confusion of the other Punta Gruesa. CL 6
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine [Flickr] |
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CL 19N |
Punta Molo latitude 33° 1' 54.5" S longitude 71° 37' 15.7" W
At the tip of the Navy pier in Valparaiso.
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine [Flickr] |
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CL 20 |
Punta Duprat latitude 33° 1' 38.4" S longitude 71° 37' 33.5" W |
Located on the knuckle (bend) of the Chilean Navy pier at Valparaíso ARLHS # CHI-068 |
CL 21 |
Punta Angeles latitude 33° 1' 22.9" S longitude 71° 38' 51.8" W
The present lighthouse was prefabricated in England by Chance Brothers, Ltd. In 1967 the tower was relocated inside the Punta Angeles maritime complex; the George Slight Lighthouse Museum is nearby. Located on the rocky headland at the western entrance to the Bahía de Valparaíso, about 3 km northwest of the city ARLHS # CHI-001
Photo courtesy RodMsn [Flickr] |
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CL 22 |
| Punta Curaumilla latitude 33° 5' 60" S longitude 71° 44' 21.3" W
Located on the point, which projects into the Pacific near Laguna Verde, about 30 km southwest of Valparaíso. ARLHS # CHI-014
Photo courtesy Rocia Sa [Flickr] |
CL 23 |
Cofradía Náutica |
Located atop a large rock, the Islote Pájaros Niños, at the entrance to the harbor of Algarrobo, about 40 km south of Valparaíso; the rock is adjacent to a yacht club, the Cofradía Náutica del Pacifico. ARLHS # CHI-079 |
CL 24 |
Punta Panul
Located atop a steep bluff about 7 km north of San Antonio.
Photo courtesy Mario Reyes Pereda [Flickr] |
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CL 25 |
Muelle Policarpo Toro |
Located at the end of a wharf in San Antonio. ARLHS # CHI-091 |
CL 26 |
Cabo Carranza
Located on Punta Santa Ana, which is at the mouth of the Río Loanco, just north of the tip of the cape, about 65 km west of Talca. ARLHS # CHI-005
Photo courtesy Tomás Jorquera [Flickr] |
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CL 27 |
Isla Quiriquina |
The island is the site of a naval base and a prison. Located at the summit of the island, which lies in the entrance to the Bahía de Concepción. ARLHS # CHI-025 |
CL 28 |
Punta Tumbes |
Located at the point, at the western entrance to the Bahía de Concepción, about 13 km north of Talcahuano and 30 km north of Concepción. ARLHS # CHI-099 |
CL 29 |
Punta Gualpén |
Located on the toe of a prominent cape about 16 km northwest of Concepción. ARLHS # CHI-070 |
CL 30 |
Isla Santa María
Apparently this historic lighthouse does not survive. Located on the north end of a rugged island about 40 km west of Puerto Coronel. ARLHS # CHI-027
Photo courtesy Klaus Huelse [leuchturm] |
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CL 31 |
| Punta Lutrin (Faro del Parque)
The lighthouse is located in a lovely botanical garden, the Parque Isadora Cousiño de Lota. Punta Lutrin is just north of Lota, about 8 km south of Puerto Coronel. ARLHS # CHI-071
Photo courtesy Sinfomano [Flickr] |
CL 32 |
Morro Niebla
This is Chile's third oldest light station, established to guide ships into the Bahía Corral, the harbor serving the inland city of Valdivia. Located atop a bluff on the east side of the entrance to the bay near Niebla, about 35 km west of Valdivia. ARLHS # CHI-060
Photo courtesy juicyniner [webshots] |
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Chilean Fjords
CL 33 |
| Punta Corona
This is the oldest active lighthouse in Chile, although it appears to have been modernized. The lighthouse is at the northern end of the large Isla de Chiloé, near Ancud. ARLHS # CHI-013
Photo courtesy Quiero [Flickr] |
CL 34 |
Isla Tabón |
Located near the west end of the island, which is at the northern end of the Golfo de Ancud. ARLHS # CHI-049 |
CL 35 |
Isla Queullín |
Located near the end of a sandy spit extending from the island, which is just off the mainland at the northeastern corner of the Golfo de Ancud. ARLHS # CHI-045 |
CL 36 |
Isla Chaulinec |
Located at the southeastern tip of the island off the east coast of the Isla de Chiloé. ARLHS # CHI-084 |
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CL 37 |
Isla Guafo
The island is south of the Isla de Chiloé in the center of the entrance to the Golfo Corcovado. Located at the southern tip of the island. ARLHS # CHI-021
Photo courtesy Manuel Arcaya [panoramio] |
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CL 39 |
Cabo Raper |
This is a famous lighthouse; its construction posed a huge engineering challenge overcome by building a special railroad 4 miles longitude The cape is at the southern end of the Tres Montes peninsula overlooking the northern entrance to the Golfo de Penas. Accessible only by boat. photo ARLHS # CHI-009 |
CL 40 |
Isla San Pedro |
The island is on the southeastern side of the Golfo de Penas. ARLHS # CHI-026 |
CL 41 |
Islote Direccion |
Located on a small island in the Fallos Channel near the southern border of the Aisén region. ARLHS # CHI-054 |
CL 48 |
Bahía Gregg |
Located on the Sarmiento Channel. ARLHS # CHI-033 |
Strait of Magellan and Tierra del Fuego
CL 53 |
Islotes Evangelistas
This lighthouse is perched on a rocky islet about 30 km northwest of the western entrance to the Strait of Magellan, facing the full force of the 'Furious Fifties'; it is one of the most exposed lighthouses in the world. ARLHS # CHI-017
Photo courtesy Manuel Arcaya [panoramio] |
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CL 54 |
| Bahía Felix (Isla Tamar)
Located on Isla Tamar, an island on the north side of the Strait. Accessible only by boat. ARLHS # CHI-003
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine [Flickr] |
CL 55 |
Islote Fairway
Located on a side channel north of the main channel of the Strait. ARLHS # CHI-055
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine [Flickr] |
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CL 58 |
Cabo San Isidro
Located about 20 km south of Puerto del Hambre (Port Famine) and 65 km south of Punta Arenas. Ecotours to this site are available from Punta Arenas. ARLHS # CHI-010
Photo courtesy SergioRT [Flickr] |
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CL 59 |
Cabezo Muelle Prat |
Located on the southeast side of the Strait north of Porvenir.
53° 10' 12” S 070° 54' 18” W ARLHS # CHI-078 |
CL 60 |
Isla Magdalena
The island, home to a large colony of penguins, is frequently visited by ecotours. Located on an island in the Strait about 40 km northeast of Punta Arenas. penguins ARLHS # CHI-031
Photo courtesy tiion [webshots] |
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CL 62 |
Punta Delgada
The lighthouse is at the western end of the Bahía Posesión, marking the entrance to Angostura Primera, the first narrow part of the Strait. (G 1414) ARLHS # CHI-015
Photo courtesy Chen Guttman [2005] |
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CL 64 |
Cabo Posesión
Located on the northern shore of the Bahía Posesión west of Punta Dungeness. (G 1408) ARLHS # CHI-036
Photo courtesy Captain Theo [ListOfLights] |
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CL 65 |
| Punta Dungeness
Located on the northern side of the entrance from the Atlantic to the Strait of Magellan, within a few meters of the Argentine border. ARLHS # CHI-016
Photo courtesy laparejachevere [Flickr] |
CL 66 |
Cabo Espiritu Santo |
Located on the southern side of the entrance from the Atlantic to the Strait of Magellan, within a few meters of the Argentine border. photo ARLHS # CHI-007 |
CL 68 |
Cabo de Hornos (Isla Hornos, Cape Horn)
This is the world's southernmost lighthouse, the true Lighthouse at the End of the World; it stands in latitude 55° 58.6' S. (There exist a few minor aids to navigation farther south, including several in Antarctica.) Located at the highest point of Isla Hornos, the island that includes Cape Horn. ARLHS # CHI-006
Photo courtesy Bickhal [webshots] |
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