Río Uruguay and Río de la Plata
| AR 1 |
Stella Maris
latitude 32º 28' 24.5" S longitude 58º 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.
Photo courtesy Hector [Flickr] |
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| AR 2 |
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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.
Photo courtesy artdealer [travellerspoint]
as part of the wiki travel guide for
Argentina. |
| AR 2B |
Buenos Aires Outer Breakwater South End
latitude 34º 35' 35.2" S longitude 58º 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.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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| AR 3 |
Atalaya
latitude 35º 0' 56.8" S longitude 57º 32' 9.2" W
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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. |
| 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.
Photo courtesy Alex Trabas [liteslist] |
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Coastal Buenos Aires
| AR 5 |
Cabo San
Antonio
latitude 36º 18' 24" S longitude 56º 46'
23.7" W
Located about 8 km north of San Clemente del Tuyú on
the southern cape of the Bahía Samborombón.
Photo courtesy Myriam del Grosso [Flickr] |
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| AR 6 |
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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.
Photo courtesy Ricky2007 [Ruta0] |
| AR 7 |
Punta Médanos
latitude 36º 52' 58.9" S longitude 56º 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.
Photo courtesy tierra magica barilo che [Flickr] |
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| AR 8 |
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Querandí
Located about 15 km south of the Mar Azul beach resort; accessible by
4WD
vehicles on the beach.
Photo courtesy Sebas [Flickr] |
| AR 8C |
Cabo Corrientes (Mar del Plata)
latitude 38º 1' 0.4" S longitude 57º 31'
29.1" W
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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. |
| AR 9 |
Punta Mogotes
latitude 38º 5' 30" S longitude 57º 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.
Photo courtesy Cossari Julieta [Flickr] |
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| AR 10 |
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Miramar
Located on the Avenida Costanera in the center of the
beach resort city of Miramar.
Photo courtesy Benjamin Espinosa [Flickr] |
| AR 11 |
Punta Hermengo
latitude 38º 17.059'S
longitude 57º 50.029'W
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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. |
| AR 12 |
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Quequén
latitude 38º 34.026'S longitude 58º 41.363'W
Located east of the mouth of the Río Quequén in
Quequén, the seaport of the city of Necochea.
Photo courtesy Jet Black [Flickr] |
| AR 13 |
Claromecó
latitude 38º 51.488'S longitude 60º 3.112'W
The lighthouse is adjacent to a popular seaside spa,
the Balneario Claromecó. Located
on the coast about halfway between Necochea and Bahía Blanca.
Photo courtesy Rubén Pinella [Flickr] |
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| AR 14 |
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Recalada a Bahía Blanca
latitude 38º 59.447'S longitude 61º 15.599'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.
Photo courtesy sotosheriden [webshots] |
| AR 15 |
El Rincón
latitude 39º 23.026'S longitude 62º 0.883'W
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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. |
| AR 16 |
Segunda Barranca
latitude 40º 46.523'S longitude 62º 16.408'W
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Located on a sandy headland about 75 km east of Carmen
de Patagones, the southernmost city of Buenos Aires province. There does
no appear to be any road access to this site. |
Northern Patagonia
| AR 17 |
Río Negro
(Faro de la Boca)
latitude 41º 3.465'S longitude 62º 50.334'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.
Photo courtesy Schepers [Flickr] |
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| AR 18 |
Belén |
Located on the Península Belén, at the northern
entrance to the Golfo San Matías, about 110 km west of Viedma. |
| AR 19 |
San Matías
latitude 40º 49.338'S longitude 64º 43.041'W
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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. |
| AR 19G |
Pedro Garcia Range Rear
latitude 40º 48.186'S longitude 64º 52.294'W
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The range guides vessels arriving at San Antonio Oeste. Located on a
peninsula sheltering the harbor. |
| AR 19P |
Banco Reparo Range Rear
latitude 40º 45.388'S longitude 64º 55.166'W
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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 42º 24.293'S longitude 64º 18.175'W
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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. |
| AR 21 |
Almirante Brown |
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. |
| AR 22 |
Punta Norte
latitude 42º 4.525'S
longitude 63º 46.412'W
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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. |
| AR 23 |
Punta Delgada
latitude 42º 45.981'S longitude 63º 38.246'W
Located at the southeastern tip of the Península
Valdes, about 65 km southeast of Puerto Pirámides on provincial route 2.
Anonymous photo courtesy [Flickr] |
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| AR 24 |
Morro
Nuevo |
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 |
| AR 24F |
Punta Flecha |
This light probably replaced the Golfo Nuevo
lighthouse. Located atop a steep headland just off highway
42 about 15 km northeast of Puerto Madryn. |
| AR 25 |
Golfo
Nuevo
latitude 42º 42.297'S longitude 65º 1.814'W
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A traditional symbol of the city of Puerto Madryn.
Located just north of the city. |
| AR 25A |
Acantilado
(Puerto Madryn)
latitude 42º 47.597'S longitude 64º 57'W
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Located on the east side of a promontory about
8 km southeast of Puerto Madryn. |
| AR 25C |
Punta Conscriptos |
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. |
| AR 26 |
Punta Ninfas
latitude 42º 58.134'S longitude 64º 18.887'W
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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. |
| AR 27 |
Chubut
latitude 43º 22.318'S longitude 65º 2.812'W
Located about 6 miles south of Puerto Rawson on the
coastal road to Playa Santa Isabel.
Photo courtesy GuilleGB Photography [Flickr] |
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| AR 28 |
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Punta Lobos
latitude 43º 47.513'S longitude 65º 19.943'W
Sibling of Faro Cabo Dañoso. Located off
national route 3 about 65 km south of Rawson.
Photo courtesy funari [Flickr] |
| AR 29 |
Cabo Raso
latitude 44º 20.706'S longitude 65º 14.153'W
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Located on the cape about 100 km south of Rawson. There
does not appear to be any road access to this site. |
| AR 29S |
San José
(Cabo San José) |
The original lighthouse was an octagonal cast
iron skeletal tower with lanytern 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. |
| AR 30 |
Bahía
San Gregorio
latitude 45º 1.488'S longitude 65º 37.751'W
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This lighthouse replaced the Isla Leones Light. 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 45º 3.018'S
longitude 65º 36.441'W
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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. |
| AR 31A |
Cabo
Aristizábal |
Located on a prominent and rugged cape about 8
km south of Bahía Bustamante. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. |
| AR 32 |
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Cabo San Jorge
Located about 13 km north of Comodoro Rivadavia, the southernmost
city of Chubut.
Photo courtesy Julian [Flickr] |
Southern Patagonia
| AR 33 |
Olivia |
Located just off national route 3 on the north side of Caleta
Olivia, on the Golfo San Jorge. |
| AR 34 |
Mazarredo
latitude 47º 1.876'S
longitude 66º 43.693'W
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Located in the town of Mazarredo on the southwest coast of the Golfo
San Jorge. |
| AR 35 |
Monte Loayza
latitude 47º 4.33'S
longitude 66º 21.587'W
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Located on the south coast of the Golfo San Jorge, about 135 km
northwest of Puerto Deseado. |
| AR 36 |
Cabo Blanco
latitude 47º 12.136'S longitude 65º 44.318'W
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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. |
| AR 37 |
Punta Guzmán |
Located on the point about 15 km south of Cabo Blanco. |
| 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. |
| AR 39 |
Isla
Pingüino |
Located on an island off Cabo Mírador, about 18 km southeast of
Puerto Deseado. Accessible only by boat or helicopter. |
| AR 40 |
Punta Medanosa
latitude 48º 6' 8.5" S longitude 65º 54' 58.8" W
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Located on a rocky point off the end of provincial route 85 about 35
miles south of Puerto Deseado. It is not clear whether there is road
access to the light station.
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| AR 41 |
Cabo
Guardián
latitude 48º 21.402'S longitude 66º 21.276'W
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Located on a prominent headland about 160 km southwest of Puerto
Deseado. There does not appear to be any road access to the site. |
| AR 42 |
Campana
latitude 48º 24.046'S longitude 66º 28.846'W
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Located on Punta Mercedes, a headland about 175 km southwest of
Puerto Deseado. |
| AR 43 |
Cabo Dañoso |
Located on the point of the cape about 65 km northeast of Puerto San
Julián. |
| AR 44 |
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Cabo Curioso
latitude 49º 11.034'S longitude 67º 37.138'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.
Photo courtesy Esther [webshots] |
| AR 44C |
Caldera Alta
(Puerto San Julian 5th Rear Range)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] |
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| AR 44J |
Justicia Alta (Puerto San Julián
Fourth Range Rear) |
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.
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| AR 45 |
Cabo San Francisco de Paula
latitude 49º 44.371'S
longitude 67º 43.343'W
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Located on the cape about halfway between Puerto San Julián and
Puerto Santa Cruz. |
| AR 45P |
Puerto Santa Cruz Entrada Baja (Entrance Range Front)
latitude 50º 8.147'S longitude 68º 22.414'W
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Located on the south side of the entrance to
the Río Santa Cruz. |
| AR 46 |
Santa Cruz
latitude 50º 9.246'S
longitude 68º 21.667'Wspan>
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Located about 20 km southeast of Puerto Santa Cruz, on the south
side of the entrance to the Río Santa Cruz. |
| AR 47 |
Río Coig |
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. |
| AR 48 |
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. |
| AR 49 |
Cabo Vírgenes
latitude 52º 19.996'S longitude 68º 21.383'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.
Photo courtesy Felicitas Molina [Flickr] |
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Atlantic Coast Tierra del Fuego
| AR 49M |
Magallanes
latitude 52º 39.854'S
longitude 68º 36.129'W
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Located 800 m southeast of the border between Chile and Argentina
south of the Strait of Magellan. |
| AR 50 |
Punta
Páramo |
Located at the end of the Península El Páramo, a long sand spit
partially enclosing the Bahía de San Sebastián. Accessible only by boat. |
| AR 51 |
San Sebastián
latitude 53º 19.966'S
longitude 68º 9.599'W
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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. |
| AR 52 |
Cabo Peñas |
Located on a headland about 6 miles southeast of Río Grande. |
| 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 (separate entry). |
| 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. |
| AR 55 |
Cabo
San Diego
latitude 54º 39.473'S longitude 65º 7.142'W
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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. |
Isla de los Estados
| AR 56 |
Año Nuevo |
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. |
| AR 57 |
San Juan de Salvamento (replica 2) |
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. |
Southern Tierra del Fuego
| AR 58 |
Cabo San Pío
latitude 55º 3.36'S
longitude 66º 31.423'W
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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. |
| AR 60 |
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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.
Photo courtesy brettocop [Flickr] |
| AR 61 |
Escarpados |
Located in the Beagle Channel. |
| AR 62 |
Punta Observatorio
latitude 54º 48.965'S
longitude 68º 17.972'W
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Located on the east side of the entrance to Ushuaia
harbor from the Beagle Channel. |
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