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Cape Trafalgar (36°11′N 6°2′W / 36.183°N 6.033°W) (Spanish: Cabo Trafalgar) is a headland in Province of Cádiz in the south-west of Spain. It lies on the seashore of the Atlantic Ocean, northwest of the Strait of Gibraltar. The name is of Arabic origin, with the modern pronunciation being a corruption of 'Tarf al-Gharb' (طرف الغرب) meaning 'Western Cape' or 'Cape of the West'.
The Battle of Trafalgar, an 1805 naval battle in which the Royal Navy destroyed Napoleon's combined Spanish and French fleet, took place off the cape.
Lighthouse
There is a 34 meters high lighthouse (51 meters over sea), faro de Cabo Trafalgar. Built in 1860 close to the arabic almenara with the same name. The light can be sight from 22 miles. Its internacional number is D-2406 and the cicle GpD(2+1) B 15sec.
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