Chacachacare Lighthouse
Chacachacare Lighthouse in 1910
LocationChacachacare
Trinidad and Tobago
Coordinates10°41′56.6″N 61°45′09.6″W / 10.699056°N 61.752667°W / 10.699056; -61.752667
Tower
Constructed1897
Constructionmasonry tower
Height15 metres (49 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorChaguaramas National Park[1][2]
Light
Focal height251 metres (823 ft)
Range26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.

Chacachacare Lighthouse was an active lighthouse located in the north part of Chacachacare atop a hill at an elevation of 236 metres (774 ft). The tower was built in 1897 in masonry with a cylindrical shape with balcony and lantern which is positioned at a height of 251 metres (823 ft) above sea level. The tower is painted white and has a height of 15 metres (49 ft), the lantern is painted red. While the lighthouse was active, it emitted one white flash in a ten seconds period visible up to 26 nautical miles (48 km; 30 mi).

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Trinidad and Tobago". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-25.
  2. List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
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