Lighthouses
Punta Orchilla Lighthouse
Faro de Punta Orchilla
lighthouse in El Hierro, Spain
- TypeLighthouses
- WhereSpain
Photo: Hans Bezard · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
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About Punta Orchilla Lighthouse
The Punta Orchilla Lighthouse (Spanish: Faro de Punta Orchilla) is an active lighthouse on the Canary island of El Hierro in the municipality of El Pinar. The need for a lighthouse on the island was highlighted in the second maritime lighting plan for the Canaries, and it first became operational in 1933.
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- Built
- 1933
Punta Orchilla Lighthouse
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