Sandbore Caye Light

Sandbore Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Lighthouse Reef at 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Belize City, Belize.

Sandbore Caye
Sandbore Caye
Belize
LocationSandbore Caye
Belize
Coordinates17.464382°N 87.488240°W / 17.464382; -87.488240
Year first constructed1886 (first)
Year first lit1931 (second)
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Tower shapesquare pyramidal tower with balcony
Markings / patternred tower and a white upper band, white balcony
Tower height25 metres (82 ft) (current)
20 metres (66 ft) (first)
21 metres (69 ft) (second)
Focal height25 metres (82 ft) (current)
Light sourcesolar power
Range17 nautical mile 
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
Admiralty numberJ5934
NGA number16288
ARLHS numberBLZ-010[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 frustum tower with balcony and a focal height of 25 metres (82 ft); it emits a white flash every 10 seconds.

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See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 22, 2015.


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