- Isla de Flores
- 1828. Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); two white flashes, separated
by 4 s, every 16 s. 19 m (64 ft) round old-style brick tower with
lantern and gallery attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Tower
painted white; lantern and watch room painted with red and white
vertical stripes. A 2007 photo is available, Trabas has a distant photo,
and Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard
view. The light station is staffed. The island is about 12
km (7 mi) offshore in the Río de la Plata and about 32
km (20 mi) east of Montevideo. It is a historic site, having
been used formerly as a slave reception station and as a sanitorium;
today the light station is the only activity. Located on the
highest point of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site and
tower closed. ARLHS URU-001; Admiralty G0690; NGA 19080.
- * Yacht
Club Uruguayo (Puerto del Buceo)
- 1939. Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white flash every 5 s.
Light mounted atop an 8-story Art Deco concrete and steel building.
Entire building is white. Manilo Ferrari has a good photo,
a view from
a different angle is available, and Google has a satellite
view.
The building was listed as a historic site in 1997. Located at the
Puerto del Budeo on the east side of Montevideo. Site open. Site
manager: Yacht
Club Uruguayo. ARLHS URU-014; Admiralty G0699; NGA 19112.
- * Punta Brava
(Punta Carretas)
- 1876. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); flash every 5 s, alternating
red and white. 19 m (63 ft) round cylindrical brick tower with lantern
and gallery, rising from a 2-story keeper's house. Tower unpainted;
lantern and watch room painted with red and white vertical stripes;
keeper's house painted white. The house is wrapped around the tower
in an unusual way. Vince Alongi's photo is at right, Maizels also
has photos,
Klaus Huelse has a historic postcard
view, and Google has a satellite
view. The light station
is staffed. Located at the end of a very sharp point on the southeastern
side of the city of Montevideo, Uruguay's capital. Site open,
tower closed. ARLHS URU-012; Admiralty G0700; NGA 19124.
- * Montevideo
Catedral Metropolitana
- 1862. Inactive since about 1910. Approx. 23 m (75 ft) square masonry
church tower, the south tower of the 1790 Metropolitan Cathedral in
downtown Montevideo. A good photo
is available, also a second photo
(the south tower is on the left in both photos). The light was removed
after mariners complained it was difficult to distinguish from other
lights of the city. Located in the old part of the city, which is
on a peninsula jutting into the Río de la Plata; Google has
a good satellite
view. Site open, tower closed.
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Faro de Punta Brava, December 2006
Creative Commons photo
by Vince Alongi |