Northern Chile
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Limitrofe (Concordia Range Rear)
latitude 18º 21' 7.9" S
longitude 70º 11' 30.6" W
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Located at the Peruvian border about 30 km north of Arica. |
| CL 2 |
Arica South Breakwater |
latitude 18º 28' 6.8" S longitude 70º 19' 39.7" W
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| CL 3 |
Península Alacrán (Isla Alacrán)
latitude 18º 28' 47.5" S longitude 70º 19' 58.2" W
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.
Photo © Jakub Jurkowski
[Flickr] |
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| CL 4 |
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Iquique Molo de Abrigo (Outer Breakwater)
latitude 20º 12' 1" S longitude 70º 9' 26.5" W
Located at the end of the west breakwater at Iquique.
Photo courtesy global paladin [webshots] |
| CL 5 |
Península Serrano |
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. |
| CL 6 |
Punta Gruesa (Iquique)
latitude 20º 21' 47.3" S
longitude 70º 10' 53" W
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There is another Punta Gruesa light at Valparaíso.
This one is located on a headland about 15 km south of Iquique |
| CL 7 |
Puerto Mejillones del Sur
latitude 23º 5' 55.1" S longitude 70º 27' 10.5" W
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] |
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| CL 8 |
Punta Angamos |
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. |
| CL 9 |
Antofagasta (Outer Breakwater, Extremo Molo de Abrigo)
latitude 23º 38' 46.5" S longitude 70º 24' 31.5" W
Located on the end of the main (south) breakwater at Antofagasta.
Photo courtesy Antonio Ljubetic [Flickr] |
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| CL 11 |
Monumental Chañaral (Faro del Milenio)
latitude 26º 20' 57.8" S longitude 70º 37' 17.6" W
This lighthouse was built by the city of Chañaral as a
Millennium project and tourist attraction.
Located on a steep hillside above Chañaral.
Photo courtesy León Calquín [Flickr] |
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| CL 12 |
Punta Caldera |
Chile's only all-wooden lighthouse. The lighthouse was
restored in 1987. Located on a prominent cape about 8 km northwest of
Caldera. |
| 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. |
Central Chile
| CL 15 |
Monumental La Serena
latitude 29º 54' 20.2" S longitude 71º 16' 27.1" W
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.
Photo courtesy slapfaan [webshots] |
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| CL 18 |
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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] |
| CL 19 |
Punta Condell (Punta Gruesa)
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.
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine
[Flickr] |
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| CL 19N |
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Punta Molo
At the tip of the Navy pier in Valparaiso.
Photo courtesy Eduardo Faine
[Flickr] |
| CL 20 |
Punta Duprat
latitude 33º 1' 38.4" S
longitude 71º 37' 33.5" W
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Located on the knuckle (bend) of the Chilean Navy pier
at Valparaíso |
| CL 21 |
Punta Angeles
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.
Photo courtesy RodMsn [Flickr] |
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| CL 22 |
Punta Curaumilla |
Located on the point, which projects into the Pacific
near Laguna Verde, about 30 km southwest of Valparaíso. |
| CL 23 |
Cofradía Náutica
latitude 33º 21' 34.9" S
longitude 71º 41' 13.9" W
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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. |
| CL 24 |
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Punta Panul
latitude 33º 34' 30" S longitude 71º 37' 30.1" W
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
latitude 33º 35' 10.3" S
longitude 71º 37' 10.7" W
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Located at the end of a wharf in San Antonio. |
| CL 26 |
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Cabo Carranza
latitude 35º 33' 38.7" S longitude 72º 37' 4.2" W
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.
Photo courtesy Tomás Jorquera
[Flickr] |
| CL 27 |
Isla Quiriquina
latitude 36º 36' 37.6" S
longitude 73º 3' 4.2" W
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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. |
| CL 28 |
Punta Tumbes
latitude 36º 36' 59.2" S
longitude 73º 6' 56.4" W
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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. |
| CL 29 |
Punta Gualpén
latitude 36º 44' 53.5" S
longitude 73º 11' 26.7" W
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Located on the toe of a prominent cape about 16 km
northwest of Concepción. |
| CL 30 |
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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.
Postcard courtesy Klaus Huelse [leuchturm] |
| CL 31 |
Punta Lutrin (Faro del Parque)
latitude 37º 5' 34.1" S longitude 73º 10' 13.8" W
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.
Photo courtesy Sinfomano [Flickr] |
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| CL 32 |
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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.
Photo courtesy juicyniner [webshots] |
Chilean Fjords
| CL 33 |
Punta Corona
latitude 41º 47' 2.5" S longitude 73º 52' 47.5" W
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.
Photo courtesy Quiero [Flickr] |
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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.
Photo courteys Kathleen Andersen [Flickr] |
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| CL 58 |
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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.
Photo courtesy SergioRT [Flickr] |
| CL 60 |
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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.
Photo courtesy tiion [webshots] |
| CL 62 |
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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.
Photograph by of Chen Guttman 2005 |
| 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.
Photo courtesy laparejachevere [Flickr] |
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| CL 66 |
Cabo Espiritu Santo
latitude 52º 39' 32.3" S
longitude 68º 36' 24.8" W
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Located on the southern side of the entrance from the
Atlantic to the Strait of Magellan, within a few meters of the Argentine
border. |
| CL 67 |
Isla Burnt |
Located in the Ballenero Channel. |
| CL 68 |
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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.
Photo courtesy Bickhal [webshots] |
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