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Cape Vilan ((ガリシア語:Cabo Vilán)) is a rock-bound peninsula on the west coast of Galicia, Spain, located in Costa da Morte ("Coast of Death"), specifically close the village of Camariñas. The place was declared of National Interest in 1933 and today is a Natural Monument. However, near the cape was installed a wind farm and a fish farm breeding turbot. The lighthouse of Cape Vilan indicates one of the most dangerous sections of Costa da Morte. Erected at 125 meters altitude and attached to the old building of the lighthouse keepers, it has a powerful light cannon that can reach 55 km. It is the oldest electric lighthouse in Spain. In 1890, the English ship HMS ''Serpent'', which sailed to the Sierra Leone, sank near the cape because of a storm, perishing 173 men that were buried in the English Cemetery (Cemiterio dos Ingleses), a short distance out Cape Vilan. Image:Otro paisaje del fin de semana.jpg|Cape Vilan and ''Vilán de Fóra'' islet Image:Faro de Cabo Vilán en Camariñas.jpg|Lighthouse Image:Cabo Vilán.Camarinhas.jpg|Cliffs Image:Faro de cabo Vilán, Camariñas, Galiza.jpg|Overview of the cape ==External links== * 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Cape Vilan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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