List of lighthouses in Trinidad and Tobago

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This is a list of lighthouses in Trinidad and Tobago . [1] [2]

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Trinidad Lighthouses

NameImageYear
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light [2] Focal
height [2]
NGA
number [2]
Admiralty
number [2]
Range
nml [2]
Brigand Hill Lighthouse Image 1958 Sangre Grande
10°29′44.2″N61°04′04.6″W / 10.495611°N 61.067944°W / 10.495611; -61.067944
Fl (2+1) W 30s.217 metres (712 ft)16108J591520
Chacachacare Lighthouse FMIB 48939 Chacachacare Lighthouse.jpeg 1897 Chacachacare
10°41′56.6″N61°45′09.6″W / 10.699056°N 61.752667°W / 10.699056; -61.752667
Fl W 10s.251 metres (823 ft)16256J584626
Chupara Point Lighthousen/a San Juan–Laventille
10°48′42.9″N61°21′51.2″W / 10.811917°N 61.364222°W / 10.811917; -61.364222
Fl (2) W 10s.99 metres (325 ft)16264.7J584316
Espolon Point Lighthousen/a Gaspar Grande
10°39′52.6″N61°39′57.6″W / 10.664611°N 61.666000°W / 10.664611; -61.666000
Fl W 4s.13 metres (43 ft)1623658568
Galeota Point Lighthousen/a Rio Claro–Mayaro
10°08′18.7″N60°59′29.1″W / 10.138528°N 60.991417°W / 10.138528; -60.991417
Fl W 5s.87 metres (285 ft)16109J591413
Galera Point Lighthouse Toco lighthouse.jpg 1897 Sangre Grande
10°50′03.0″N60°54′35.2″W / 10.834167°N 60.909778°W / 10.834167; -60.909778
Oc W 10s.43 metres (141 ft)16266J584216
Grieger Channel Range Front Lighthouse Image n/a Port of Spain
10°39′16.4″N61°31′17.1″W / 10.654556°N 61.521417°W / 10.654556; -61.521417
Oc W 4s.41 metres (135 ft)16190J5884.2410
Grieger Channel Range Rear Lighthouse Image n/a Port of Spain
10°39′19.2″N61°31′11.8″W / 10.655333°N 61.519944°W / 10.655333; -61.519944
Iso W 2s.119 metres (390 ft)16190.1J5884.2511
La Cerriere Lighthousen/a Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
10°19′37.1″N61°27′11.4″W / 10.326972°N 61.453167°W / 10.326972; -61.453167
Fl W 2.5s.71 metres (233 ft)16152J589517
Punta del Arenal Lighthouse1870 est. Siparia region
10°02′58.6″N61°55′39.0″W / 10.049611°N 61.927500°W / 10.049611; -61.927500
Fl W 7.5s.22 metres (72 ft)16116J591216
Taparo Point Lighthousen/a Siparia region
10°03′30.0″N61°37′36.0″W / 10.058333°N 61.626667°W / 10.058333; -61.626667
Fl (3) W 15s.69 metres (226 ft)16111J5913.413
Savoneeta Range Front Lighthouse Image n/a Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
10°24′14.4″N61°29′24.2″W / 10.404000°N 61.490056°W / 10.404000; -61.490056
Fl W 2s.30 metres (98 ft)16180J58918
Savoneeta Range Rear Lighthouse Image n/a Couva–Tabaquite–Talparo
10°24′34.3″N61°29′00.7″W / 10.409528°N 61.483528°W / 10.409528; -61.483528
Oc W 4s.41 metres (135 ft)16184J5891.18
Sea Lots Channel Range Front Lighthouse Image n/a Port of Spain
10°38′30.8″N61°29′41.8″W / 10.641889°N 61.494944°W / 10.641889; -61.494944
Oc W 10s.26 metres (85 ft)16197J58826
Sea Lots Channel Range Rear Lighthouse Image n/a Port of Spain
10°38′36.9″N61°29′31.9″W / 10.643583°N 61.492194°W / 10.643583; -61.492194
Fl W 2s.39 metres (128 ft)16197.1J5882.16

Tobago Lighthouses

NameImageYear
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light [2] Focal
height [2]
NGA
number [2]
Admiralty
number [2]
Range
nml [2]
Crown Point Lighthouse n/a Crown Point
11°08′54.0″N60°50′42.0″W / 11.148333°N 60.845000°W / 11.148333; -60.845000
Fl (4) W 20s.35 metres (115 ft)15200J5841.516
Scarborough Lighthouse Lighthouse At Fort King George Tobago (145874753).jpeg n/a Scarborough
11°10′38.4″N60°43′36.2″W / 11.177333°N 60.726722°W / 11.177333; -60.726722
Fl (2) W 20s.141 metres (463 ft)15184J583820

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Related Research Articles

Crown Point Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located in Scarborough, on the south west extremity of Tobago in the nearby the airport. The lighthouse consist of a square metal tower with gallery and lantern 26 metres (85 ft) high and has a focalheight of 35 metres (115 ft). It is powered by solar unit and emits an alternating group of four white flashing repeated every 20 seconds visible up to 16 nautical miles.

Chacachacare Lighthouse

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.

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Trinidad and Tobago". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 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.