Touros Lighthouse
Calcanhar Lighthouse, also known as Touros Lighthouse and formerly named Olhos D'Agua, is an active lighthouse in Touros, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil. At a height of 203 feet it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest in Brazil, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of around 10 metres (30 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Olhos D’Agua Light”
- …stands 62 metres (203 feet) tall
- Opening hours: Sunday 2:00 PM–5:00 PM
- Description: lighthouse in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
- Also known as“Calcanhar Lighthouse”“Farol do Calcanhar”
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Latitude
-5.16111° or 5° 9′ 40″ south
Longitude
-35.48654° or 35° 29′ 12″ west
Open location code
6966RGQ7+H9
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Spanish—“Touros Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “卡爾坎尼亞燈塔”
- French: “Phare de Calcanhar”
- Georgian: “კალკანარის შუქურა”
- German: “Farol do Calcanhar”
- German: “Leuchtturm Calcanhar”
- German: “Leuchtturm von Touros”
- German: “Olhos D’Agua[”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Touros”
- Portuguese: “Farol do Calcanhar”
- Portuguese: “Farol Ponta do Calcanhar”
- Portuguese: “Farol”
- Spanish: “Farol do Calcanhar”
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