Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse
Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province. Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse is situated nearby to the locality Cape Virgins.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Horacio Fernandez, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Argentina
- Also known as: “Cabo Virgenes Lighthouse” and “Faro Cabo Vírgenes”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Nombre de Jesús.
Nombre de Jesús
Ruins
Nombre de Jesús was a Spanish town in Patagonia, settled in 1584 by Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa in the Magellan Strait. Nombre de Jesús also refers to the archaeological site located in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, where the remains of this settlement were found. Nombre de Jesús is situated 3 km west of Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cape Virgins.
Cape Virgins
Locality
Photo: Wikisanchez, CC BY 3.0.
Cape Virgenes is the southeastern promontory of continental Argentina in South America. A little to the south-west, the southernmost point of land is Punta Dúngeness.
Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse
- Categories: heritage, building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Güer Aike Department, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, South America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-52.33315° or 52° 19′ 59″ southLongitude
-68.35585° or 68° 21′ 21″ westElevation
47 metres (154 feet)Height
26 metres (85 feet)Operator
Servicio de Hidrografía NavalOpen location code
37VHMJ8V+PMOpenStreetMap ID
way 917564848OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11777551Wikidata ID
Q3378567
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Spanish—“Cabo Vírgenes Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Virgenes lurmuturreko itsasargia”
- French: “phare du cap des Vierges”
- French: “Phare du cap des Vierges”
- Portuguese: “Farol de Cabo Vírgenes”
- Spanish: “Faro Cabo Viergenes”
- Spanish: “Faro Cabo Virgenes”
- Spanish: “Faro Cabo Vírgenes”
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