Farol do Arnel, located at northeast of São Miguel Island in the village of Nordeste, it was the first lighthouse in the Azores Islands, built in 1876.

Name:

Farol do Arnel

Country:

Portugal

City:

Nordeste

Postcode:

9630-158

Street:

Caminho do Porto

Coordinates:

37°49’26.8” N, 25°8’8.21” W

Light Characteristics

Reference:

D 2640

Character:

Colour:

White

Height:

66 m

Period:

5 s

Range:

25 NM

Sector End:

355°

Sector Start:

157°

Sequence:

0.2+(4.8)

Seamark

Name:

Ponta do Arnel

Type:

Light Major

Height:

15 m

Description:

O Farol do Arnel localiza-se na zona da Nazaré, na ponta de nome Arnel e foi o primeiro a ser construído no arquipélago dos Açores, na segunda metade do século XIX, inaugurado em 1876.

Man Made:

Lighthouse

Note:

Imóvel IPIA

Source:

http://www.azores.gov.pt;IPIA-Nordeste, 2011;https://www.amn.pt/DF/Paginas/FaroldoArnel.aspx

Wikidata:

Q10280132

Photos:

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Justo Prieto

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