Sandbore Caye lighthouse
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Location | Sandbore Caye Belize |
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Coordinates | 17°27′52″N 87°29′18″W / 17.464382°N 87.488240°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1886 (first), 1931 (second) |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Height | 25 metres (82 ft) (current) 20 metres (66 ft) (first) 21 metres (69 ft) (second) |
Shape | square pyramidal tower with balcony |
Markings | red tower and a white upper band, white balcony |
Power source | solar power |
Light | |
First lit | 1931 |
Focal height | 25 metres (82 ft) (current) |
Range | 17 nmi (31 km; 20 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Sandbore Caye lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Lighthouse Reef at 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Belize City, Belize.[1]
History
The station on Sandbore Caye was established in 1886 building the first lighthouse formed by a skeletal tower 20 metres (66 ft) high replaced in 1931 with a similar one higher. The current light has a skeletal square truncated tower with balcony and a focal height of 25 metres (82 ft); it emits a white flash every 10 seconds.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
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