Albardão Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse

| location = Santa Vitória do Palmar
Brazil

| coordinates = {{coord|33|12|09|S|52|42|22|W|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1909 (first)

| yearlit = 1948 (current)

| yeardeactivated = 1948 (first)

| foundation = concrete base (first and current)

| construction = concrete tower (current)
cast iron tower (first)

| shape = cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a 1-storey workshop (current){{Cite rowlett|bra|access-date=3 July 2017}}

| marking = white and black rhomboid shape painted tower (current)
dark red tower (first)

| height = {{convert|44|m|ft}} (current){{cite ngall|110||}}
{{convert|35|m|ft}} (first)

| focalheight = {{convert|50|m|ft}}

| lens =

| lightsource = main power

| intensity =

| range = {{convert|42|nmi}}

| characteristic = Fl (4) W 25s.

| racon = X

| country = Brazil

| countrynumber = BR-4656

| managingagent = Brazilian Navy

}}

Albardão Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on a sandy strip known as Praia do Cassino, in the municipality of Santa Vitória do Palmar, Brazil on the South Atlantic Ocean; the lighthouse is one of the southernmost Brazilian lights.

History

The first lighthouse at this location was lit on May 3, 1909, and was a cast iron tower {{convert|35|m|ft}} high. It was painted in dark red and equipped with a 3rd order dioptre lens having a range of {{convert|18|nmi}}. The current lighthouse was built on project of Ernst Schaffer by the Christiani-Nielsen builder in 1948. It is a concrete tower {{convert|44|m|ft}} high with balcony and lantern painted in white and black rhomboid shape. The light is equipped with Barbier, Benard, et Turenne third order Fresnel lens and emits four white flashes every 25 seconds visible up to {{convert|42|nmi}}. The lighthouse is managed by Brazilian Navy and is identified by the country code number BR-4656.{{cite web|url=http://faroisbrasileiros.com.br/far%C3%B3is/farol%20albard%C3%A3o.html|title=Albardão|website=Farois Brasileiros|accessdate=2 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171005151105/http://faroisbrasileiros.com.br/far%C3%B3is/farol%20albard%C3%A3o.html|archive-date=5 October 2017|url-status=dead}}

Albardão Lighthouse is located in Hermenegildo Beach

References

External links

[https://www.marinha.mil.br/camr/ Centro de Sinalização Náutica Almirante Moraes Rego]

Category:Lighthouses in Brazil