List of lighthouses in Barbados
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This is a list of lighthouses in Barbados. They are located close to important ports of Barbados and the eastern coast to guide ships from across the Atlantic to the relatively flat island.[1][2]
Lighthouses
Name | Image | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light [2] | Tower height | Admiralty number [2] | ARLHS number | Range nml [2] |
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Bridgetown Breakwater Lighthouse | n/a | Bridgetown 13°06′24.0″N 59°37′58.5″W / 13.106667°N 59.632917°W / 13.106667; -59.632917 | Q (3) R 10s. | 10 metres (33 ft) | J5811 | 12 | ||
Bridgetown Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse | n/a | Bridgetown 13°06′31.8″N 59°37′40.4″E / 13.108833°N 59.627889°E / 13.108833; 59.627889 | Iso G 2s. | n/a | J5812.54 | |||
Bridgetown Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Bridgetown 13°06′32.0″N 59°37′34.3″W / 13.108889°N 59.626194°W / 13.108889; -59.626194 | Oc G 4.5s. | n/a | J5812.56 | ||
Harrison Point Lighthouse | 1925 | Saint Lucy 13°18′30″N 59°38′54″W / 13.30833°N 59.64833°W / 13.30833; -59.64833 | F R | 26 metres (85 ft) | J5814 | BAR-001 | 3 | |
Needham's Point Lighthouse | 1855 | Carlisle Bay 13°04.716′N 59°36.658′W / 13.078600°N 59.610967°W / 13.078600; -59.610967 | Fl R 8s. | 13 metres (43 ft) | J5807 | BAR-002 | 3 | |
Ragged Point Lighthouse | 1875 | East Point 13°09′49.2″N 59°25′58.6″W / 13.163667°N 59.432944°W / 13.163667; -59.432944 | F R | 29.5 metres (97 ft) | J5804 | BAR-003 | 3 | |
South Point Lighthouse | 1852 | South Point 13°02.826′N 59°31.765′W / 13.047100°N 59.529417°W / 13.047100; -59.529417 | Fl (3) W 30s. | 27 metres (89 ft) | J5806 | BAR-004 | 17 |
Notes and references
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Barbados". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d 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.
- This article draws heavily on the corresponding article in the Spanish-language Wikipedia, which was accessed in the version of 10/2012.
See also
- Transport in Barbados
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lighthouses in Barbados.
- Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society list of lighthouses in Barbados
- Lighthouses of Barbados
- BarbadosLighthouse.com - Devoted site to the four lighthouses of Barbados
- Lighthouses of Barbados, Barbados Pocket Guide
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Barbados". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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