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Cabo de Peñas - Asturias - Spain
Cabo de Peñas is the northernmost place in the Principality of Asturias, Spain, and is located in the municipality of Gozón.
It is composed armoricana quartzite rock with a strong abrasion resistance. Crowned by the Faro de Cabo Peñas is the most important and far-reaching the Asturian coast and since 1852 it is light and guide sailors. The latter lantern was acquired in the Universal Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. Its technical features are:
Focal plane above mean sea level: 119 m.
Focal plane on the ground: 19 m.
Scope in good weather: 41 miles
Scope with fog: 18 miles
Sparkles: group of 3 flashes.
Prior to 1852 it was lit up with fire, burning logs in a display that lit up the night stones in penalties and led the way back home to sailors. This is also made in the vicinity of ports as in Candás and Luanco. Today the process is automated and computerized, not the daily handling being necessary, but if continuous monitoring to ensure its operation, especially when storms and storms hit the coastal plateau, testing both the systems themselves as Lighthouse power and communications.
Currently, on the ground floor Peñas Lighthouse Center visitor reception and interpretation of the Marine Environment of Peñas (MEMAP), set up by five rooms is located.
From the Peña Gaviera (94 meters) you can see Cape Vidio and Cape Busto even to the west, and Punta del Castro, Punta de la Narvata, Punta de Aguión, Punta la Vaca and Punta de Tazones eastward.
Cabo de Peñas - Asturias - Spain
Cabo de Peñas is the northernmost place in the Principality of Asturias, Spain, and is located in the municipality of Gozón.
It is composed armoricana quartzite rock with a strong abrasion resistance. Crowned by the Faro de Cabo Peñas is the most important and far-reaching the Asturian coast and since 1852 it is light and guide sailors. The latter lantern was acquired in the Universal Exposition in Barcelona in 1929. Its technical features are:
Focal plane above mean sea level: 119 m.
Focal plane on the ground: 19 m.
Scope in good weather: 41 miles
Scope with fog: 18 miles
Sparkles: group of 3 flashes.
Prior to 1852 it was lit up with fire, burning logs in a display that lit up the night stones in penalties and led the way back home to sailors. This is also made in the vicinity of ports as in Candás and Luanco. Today the process is automated and computerized, not the daily handling being necessary, but if continuous monitoring to ensure its operation, especially when storms and storms hit the coastal plateau, testing both the systems themselves as Lighthouse power and communications.
Currently, on the ground floor Peñas Lighthouse Center visitor reception and interpretation of the Marine Environment of Peñas (MEMAP), set up by five rooms is located.
From the Peña Gaviera (94 meters) you can see Cape Vidio and Cape Busto even to the west, and Punta del Castro, Punta de la Narvata, Punta de Aguión, Punta la Vaca and Punta de Tazones eastward.