Punta Rasca Lighthouse
The Punta Rasca Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Arona on the Canary Island of Tenerife. The current lighthouse was the second to be constructed on the headland of Punta Rasca, which is located close to the most southerly point on the island at Punta Salemas.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Spain
- Also known as: “Faro de Punta Rasca”, “Faro de Rasca”, “Faro Punta de Rasca”, and “Punta de Rasca Lighthouse”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Palm-Mar and Las Galletas.
Las Galletas
Suburb
Las Galletas is a suburb, which is situated 4 km east of Punta Rasca Lighthouse.
Costa del Silencio
Suburb
Punta Rasca Lighthouse
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Arona, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
28.00109° or 28° 0′ 4″ north
Longitude
-16.69438° or 16° 41′ 40″ west
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Inception
1976
Open location code
7CW52824+C6
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Punta Rasca Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de Punta Rasca”
- French: “Phare de Punta Rasca”
- Japanese: “プンタ・ラスカ灯台”
- Russian: “Пунта-Раска (маяк)”
- Russian: “Пунта-Раска”
- Spanish: “Faro Punta de Rasca”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Los Goros and Punta de La Salema.
Nearby Places
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