Punta Nati Lighthouse

Local namePunta Nati
LocationCiutadella, Spain

The Punta Nati Lighthouse is an active aid to navigation located on the rocky north western coast of the Spanish island of Menorca.

The lighthouse was built following demands from the French authorities to light the northern coast of the island. This was primarily in response to the sinking of the French steamship Général Chanzy nearby in 1910, during which 156 passengers and crew lost their lives. Designed by the engineer Mauro Serret, Punta Nati was constructed rapidly in just over a year, it became operational in 1913, and was fully completed in 1914.

The loss of the Général Chanzy was the catalyst for building the light, but a number of other shipwrecks had also occurred in the area despite the presence of the lighthouse at Cavalleria, which was completed in 1857.

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More information and contact

Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punta_Nati_Lighthouse

Address Carretera del Far de Punta Nati, 07769, Spain

Coordinates 40°3'0.771" N 3°49'25.085" E

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