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Name: Cap Spartel Lighthouse
Also known as: Cape Spartel Lighthouse
Nearest Town or City: Tangier, Morocco
Location: Northwesternmost point of Africa.
Click to enlarge: 38Kb Photo: Nancy J. Rau
Notes: This lighthouse was built by Sultan Mohammed III. Britain, France, Italy and Spain paid to maintain it until Moroccan independence in 1956.
Tower Height: 79
Height of Focal Plane: 312
Characteristic and Range: Four white flashes every 20 seconds, range 30 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: Square yellow masonry tower.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1864
Date Present Tower Built: 1864
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
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