List of lighthouses in the Dominican Republic

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This is a list of lighthouses in the Dominican Republic.[1][2]

Lighthouses[edit]

Name Image Year
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light[2] Focal
height[2]
NGA
number[2]
Admiralty
number[2]
Range
nml[2]
Cabo Engaño Lighthouse Image Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine 1990s Punta Cana
18°34′01.3″N 68°19′34.6″W / 18.567028°N 68.326278°W / 18.567028; -68.326278
Fl W 5 s. 43 metres (141 ft) 14296 J5444 11
Cabo Frances Viejo Lighthouse Image 2000s María Trinidad Sánchez Province
19°39′58.9″N 69°56′13.4″W / 19.666361°N 69.937056°W / 19.666361; -69.937056
L Fl W 10s. 50 metres (160 ft) 14272 J5434 18
Cabo Samana Lighthouse 1915 est. Samaná Peninsula
19°18′03.5″N 69°09′10.4″W / 19.300972°N 69.152889°W / 19.300972; -69.152889
Fl W 5s. 141 metres (463 ft) 14280 J5738 10
Cabras Island Lighthouse 1800s Monte Cristi Province
19°53′22.4″N 71°40′07.2″W / 19.889556°N 71.668667°W / 19.889556; -71.668667
L Fl W 12s. 34 metres (112 ft) 14248 J5426 13
Cayo Arenas Lighthouse 1940s est. offshore Monte Cristi
19°52′11.7″N 71°51′51.1″W / 19.869917°N 71.864194°W / 19.869917; -71.864194
L Fl W 6s. 20 metres (66 ft) 14240 J5422 13
Cayo Vigna Lighthouse n/a Samaná Bay
19°11′42.6″N 69°19′39.5″W / 19.195167°N 69.327639°W / 19.195167; -69.327639
F R 7 metres (23 ft) 14288 J5440.5 8
Isla Alto Velo Lighthouse Image 1915 est. Alto Velo Island
17°28′26.6″N 71°38′27.7″W / 17.474056°N 71.641028°W / 17.474056; -71.641028
Fl (2) W 10s. 163 metres (535 ft) 14388 J5482 13
Isla Saona Lighthouse n/a Saona Island
18°06′43.9″N 68°34′25.5″W / 18.112194°N 68.573750°W / 18.112194; -68.573750
Fl W 10s. 32 metres (105 ft) 14304 J5446 16
La Romana Lighthouse Image 1960s La Romana
18°24′54.6″N 68°57′30.5″W / 18.415167°N 68.958472°W / 18.415167; -68.958472
Fl W 6s. 27 metres (89 ft) 14312 J5448 15
Puerto Liberator Lighthouse Image Archived 2016-10-15 at the Wayback Machine 1948 est. Pepillo Salcedo
19°42′35.9″N 71°44′35.3″W / 19.709972°N 71.743139°W / 19.709972; -71.743139
Iso R 20s. 15 metres (49 ft) 14244 J5424 10
Puerto Plata Lighthouse Image 1879 Puerto Plata
19°48′10.9″N 70°41′40.6″W / 19.803028°N 70.694611°W / 19.803028; -70.694611
L Fl W 6s. 42 metres (138 ft) 14260 J5430 18
Puerto Plata Sector Lighthouse Image n/a Puerto Plata
19°47′56.2″N 70°42′13.2″W / 19.798944°N 70.703667°W / 19.798944; -70.703667
F WRG 11 metres (36 ft) 14265 J5431.1 9
Punta Balandra Lighthouse n/a Samaná Bay
19°10′48.4″N 69°13′54.3″W / 19.180111°N 69.231750°W / 19.180111; -69.231750
Fl W 4s: 47 metres (154 ft) 14284 J5440 10
Punta Laguna Lighthouse n/a Saona Island
18°08′13.8″N 68°45′23.2″W / 18.137167°N 68.756444°W / 18.137167; -68.756444
Fl W 10s. 14 metres (46 ft) 14308 J5447 10
Punta Nibison Lighthouse n/a Lagunas de Nisibón
18°58′24.7″N 68°46′32.3″W / 18.973528°N 68.775639°W / 18.973528; -68.775639
Fl (2) W 10s. 15 metres (49 ft) 14292 J5442 12
Punta Palenque Lighthouse n/a Peravia Province
18°13′49.4″N 70°09′22.3″W / 18.230389°N 70.156194°W / 18.230389; -70.156194
Fl W 7s. 14 metres (46 ft) 14360 J5466 12

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Dominican Republic". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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.

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