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Cayo Caiman Grande de Santa María Lighthouse

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Cayo Caiman Grande de Santa Maria Lighthouse
Map
LocationCayo Santa María
Cuba
Coordinates22°41′06.0″N 78°53′01.2″W / 22.685000°N 78.883667°W / 22.685000; -78.883667
Tower
Constructed1909 (first)
Foundationconcrete base
Constructioncast iron tower
Height32 metres (105 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal band tower, silver metalli lantern
Light
First lit1955 (current)
Focal height48 metres (157 ft)
Lensfirst-order Fresnel lens
Range28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 5s.
Cuba no.CU-0325[1][2]

Cayo Caiman Grande de Santa María Lighthouse is a Cuban lighthouse located in Cayo Santa María, a resort island of the municipality of Caibarién, Villa Clara Province.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Cuba". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  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.