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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name            = Recalada a Bahía Blanca
| image           = Faro Recalada.jpg
| caption         = Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light
| location        = [[Monte Hermoso]]<br />[[Argentina]]
| coordinates     = {{coord|38|59|26.74|S|61|15|35.85|W|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt       = 1906
| yearlit         =
| automated       =
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation      =
| construction    = cast iron
| shape           = octagonal pyramidal skeletal tower with central cylinder
| marking         = red and white horizontal bands
| height          = {{convert|220|ft}}
| focalheight     = {{convert|245|ft}}<ref>According to ''List of Lights''. {{convert|246|ft}} according to ''The Lighthouse Directory''</ref>
| currentlens     =
| intensity       =
| range           = {{convert|28|nmi}}
| characteristic  = Fl W 9 s.
| lens            = <!-- Barbier [[Fresnel lens]]<ref name=Centennial/> not really sure, might mean something else-->
| fogsignal       =
| racon           =
}}
'''Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light''', also known as '''Monte Hermoso Light''' or simply '''Recalada Light''' (lit. [[wikt:landfall|landfall]]), is an active [[lighthouse]] in [[Monte Hermoso]], [[Buenos Aires Province]], [[Argentina]], marking the entrance to the [[Bahía Blanca]]. At a height of {{convert|220|ft}} it is the eleventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the tallest lighthouse in the [[Southern Hemisphere]] and the tallest lighthouse built of metal in the [[lattice tower]] configuration<ref>{{cite rowlett|tallest}}</ref>
== History ==
The tower was prefabricated in France by the same company that built the [[Eiffel Tower]].<ref name=row>{{cite rowlett|arg}}</ref>  It was first lit on 1 January 1906.<ref name=Centennial/>
<!--The original lens was a Barbier [[Fresnel lens]]. -->In 1928 a [[Dalén light]] was installed. The light was replaced with an electric light 1974. An [[Automatic Identification System]] (AIS) beacon was installed on 1 January 2006.<ref name=Centennial/>
== Construction ==
It consists of a central cylinder of iron, {{convert|1.5|m}} in diameter and eight cast-iron columns. There are a total of 331 steps.<ref name=Centennial>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hidro.gov.ar/noticias/FaroRecaladaBBca.asp |title=Centenario del Faro Recalada a Bahía Blanca |trans-title=Centennial to Recalada a Bahía Blanca Lighthouse |work=hidro.gov.ar |accessdate=11 August 2010 |language=Spanish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110706084426/http://www.hidro.gov.ar/noticias/FaroRecaladaBBca.asp |archivedate=6 July 2011 }}</ref>
== Visiting ==
The light station is staffed and the tower is open to guided tours.<ref name=row/>
==See also==
* [[List of tallest lighthouses in the world]]
* [[List of lighthouses in Argentina]]
==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.hidro.gob.ar/Balizamiento/Faros/Faros.asp List of Lighthouses in Argentina] Servicio de Hidrografía Naval
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