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Maspalomas Lighthouse

The Maspalomas Lighthouse is an active 19th century lighthouse at the southern end of the Spanish island of , in the . It lies at one end of the beach, 4 kilometres south of the resort town centre, next to the area known as the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Spain
  • Also known as: “Faro of Maspalomas”
  • Roof shape: flat
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Hotel Faro, a Lopesan Collection Hotel and La Morena Marina.

Hotel
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Work of art
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is a work of art.

Work of art
Photo: Gerd Fahrenhorst, CC BY 4.0.
is a work of art, which is situated 120 metres west of Maspalomas Lighthouse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meloneras and Maspalomas.

Suburb
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is a tourist town on the south coast of the island of , , part of the town of Maspalomas in the municipality of .

Photo: JUAN RAMON RODRIGUEZ SOSA, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a tourist resort in the . In common usage the districts San Fernando, Sonnenland and Meloneras belong to . Nearby are and San Agustín.

Suburb
is a district of in the south of , set on a hillside above Maspalomas and . Originally designed for expatriates, it is gradually becoming home to a growing number of Spanish residents, many of whom work in the surrounding tourist areas such as , Maspalomas, and . is situated 3 km north of Maspalomas Lighthouse.

Maspalomas Lighthouse

Latitude
27.73519° or 27° 44′ 7″ north
Longitude
-15.59892° or 15° 35′ 56″ west
Elevation
3 metres (10 feet)
Inception
1890
Levels
2
Open location code
7CV6PCP2+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 60043460
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­flat
Geo­Names ID
6698483
Wiki­data ID
Q3739792
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Swedish—“Maspalomas Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “马斯帕洛马斯灯塔”
  • Dutch: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Maspalomas”
  • French: “phare de Maspalomas”
  • French: “Phare de Maspalomas”
  • German: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Maspalomas”
  • Italian: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Italian: “Faro di Maspalomas”
  • Japanese: “マスパロマス灯台”
  • Russian: “Маспаломас (маяк)”
  • Russian: “Маспаломас”
  • Russian: “Маяк Маспаломас”
  • Slovenian: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Slovenian: “svetilnik Maspalomas”
  • Slovenian: “Svetilnik Maspalomas”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Maspalomas”
  • Spanish: “Faro de Punta Morro Colchas”
  • Swedish: “Maspalomas fyr”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Maspalomas Lighthouse”. Photo: Wouterhagens, Public domain.