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El Rincón
Location Buenos Aires Province
Argentina
Coordinates 39°23′5.04″S 62°0′53.42″W / 39.3847333°S 62.0148389°W / -39.3847333; -62.0148389
Year first constructed 1925
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with double gallery and lantern
Markings / pattern black and white tower with horizontal bands
Height 203 feet (62 m)
Focal height 210 feet (64 m)
Range 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2+1) W 40s.

El Rincón Light is an active lighthouse in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. At a height of 203 feet (62 m) it is the nineteenth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, and one of the tallest concrete lighthouses in the world. Located about 30 miles (48 km) northeast of Pedro Luro on the Península Verde, it guards a principal entrance to the seaport of Bahía Blanca. Two stamps featuring the lighthouse were created, one in 2006 and the other one in 2010.

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