| Argentina has a lengthy coastline, extending from the warm waters of the Río de la Plata to the edge of the icy Antarctic ocean. This page includes lighthouses of the southernmost part of that coast: southern Patagonia (Santa Cruz Province) and Tierra del Fuego. These two regions are separated by the Strait of Magellan. Tierra del Fuego is divided between Argentina and Chile in such a way that the entire Strait, including its eastern entrance, is in Chile; this leaves a small gap in the Argentine coastline at the Strait entrance. Active lighthouses in Argentina are owned by the Argentine Navy and managed by the Navy's Servicio de Hidrografía Naval (SHN). Interest in lighthouses seems to be fairly high in Argentina. In the past, there hasn't been much concern about preservation, since the great majority of the lighthouses are being maintained by the Navy. However, in recent years there has been increasing concern about the preservation of several of the country's most historic lighthouses, especially those in the far south. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume G of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 110, except for lights of the Beagle Channel, which are from Publication 111. What's Hot:
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Santa Cruz Province (Southern Patagonia) Lighthouses
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![]() Faro de la Isla Pingüino Servicio de Hidrographia Naval photo |
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![]() Faro de Cabo Dañoso Servicio de Hidrographia Naval photo |
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![]() Faro de Santa Cruz Servicio de Hidrographia Naval photo |
Tierra del Fuego Lighthouses
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![]() Faro de Año Nuevo Servicio de Hidrographia Naval photo |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
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Checked and revised March 18, 2008. Lighthouses: 36. Site copyright 2008 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.