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Name: Isla Pingüino Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Puerto Deseado, , Argentina

Location: On southeast extremity of island near Cabo Mírador, southern Patagonia, Atlantic Ocean.

Managing Organization:
Servicio de Hidrografía Naval

Tower Height: 72

Height of Focal Plane: 197

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 16 seconds.

Description of Tower: Conical brick tower; lower half white and upper half red with white band, red lantern.

This light is operational

Other Buildings?
Keeper's house, reportedly in ruins.

Date Established: 1903

Date Present Tower Built: 1903

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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