The Escarpado or Faro Playa Larga light marking the northern side of the Beagle Channel on the entrance to Ushuaia's harbor.  The lighthouse is a black, square 33' skeletal steel tower with yellow and black horizontal daymarkings.  The light has a focal plane of 194 feet above the waters of the Beagle Channel and a flash signature consisting of a white flash every 10 sec.  Visitors can drive to this light along Provincial route 30.  The road ends at the light.

 

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