Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse
José Ignacio Lighthouse or Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in the headland of José Ignacio, Maldonado Department, Uruguay, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. It was erected in 1877.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Lighthouse
- Description: lighthouse in Uruguay
- Also known as: “Faro de Jose Ignacio”, “Faro de José Ignacio”, “Jose Ignacio Lighthouse”, “José Ignacio Lighthouse”, and “Punta Jose Ignacio Lighthouse”
Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse
- Categories: building, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Garzón, Maldonado Department, Uruguay, South America
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Latitude
-34.84627° or 34° 50′ 47″ southLongitude
-54.63282° or 54° 37′ 58″ westElevation
1 metre (3 feet)Open location code
48Q75938+FVOpenStreetMap ID
node 730570806OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouseGeoNames ID
11777616Wikidata ID
Q5856430
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In Other Languages
From French to Spanish—“Punta José Ignacio Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- French: “phare de José Ignacio”
- French: “Phare de José Ignacio”
- German: “Faro de José Ignacio”
- Polish: “Latarnia morska w José Ignacio”
- Spanish: “Faro de Jose Ignacio”
- Spanish: “Faro de José Ignacio”
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