 | Date of issue: 2007-01-01 Elevation (meters): -1 Structure height (meters): -1 Range (miles): -1 Date of construction: -1 |
 | Date of issue: 2007-01-01 Name of lighthouse: Capelinhos Country of lighthouse: Azores Elevation (meters): 20 Structure height (meters): -1 Range (miles): -1 Date of construction: 1903 Remarks: inactive since 1957. Built to mark the western tip of Faial, the lighthouse was swamped by volcanic ash in a volcanic eruption that began on 16 September 1957. The first floor of the building remains buried in ash. The eruption area is protected as a regi  |