Half Moon Caye Light

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Half Moon Caye Light
Half Moon Caye Light
Location Half Moon Caye, Belize OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 17°12′20″N87°32′03″W / 17.205449°N 87.534094°W / 17.205449; -87.534094
Tower
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height24 m (79 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with balcony and no lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
OperatorHalf Moon Caye Natural Monument [1]
Light
First lit1998  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height24 m (79 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Characteristic Fl(4) W 10s  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Original lighthouse OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
BZECAYE.jpg
The east side of the Island and the old lighthouse in the distance.
Constructed1820  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Foundationbrick basement
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height24 m (79 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
First lit1931  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Deactivated1997  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

Half Moon Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Half Moon Caye located in the Lighthouse Reef in Belize. [2]

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History

The station was originally established in 1820, the lighthouse was formed by a skeletal tower restored in 1848 and reinforced with a steel frame in 1931. It had a square truncated shape, with enclosed base and an upper observation room, balcony and lantern and a height of 24 metres (79 ft). In the latest years the lighthouse moved progressively toward the water because the trend in the weather change. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1997 and from then begun to wreck. A new skeletal tower was built in 1998 inland respect to the former light, it is equipped with a beacon which emits four white flashes every 10 seconds. In September 2010 the Tropical Storm Matthew destroyed completely the old lighthouse.

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved December 21, 2015.
  2. ambergriscaye.com