Punta Delgada is a locality and tourist resort on the Valdes Peninsula in Biedma Department in the north of the province of Chubut, Argentina. It is situated on the Golfo Nuevo.
Punta Delgada | |
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| Country | Argentina |
| Province | Chubut |
| Population (2001) | |
| • Total | 49 |
| • Density | 1/km2 (3/sq mi) |
| Post Code | U9201 |
The main attractions are a colony of elephant seals and an active lighthouse built in 1905. The buildings around the lighthouse have been converted into a hotel and restaurant, to accommodate visitors to the area. The 14-metre-high (46 ft) cast-iron lighthouse tower contains a Fresnel lens, which emits a pattern of three white flashes every twenty-five seconds.[1]
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- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Argentina". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
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