Location Sandbore Caye
Belize Construction metal skeletal tower Year first constructed 1886 (first) | Year first lit 1931 (second) Address Belize | |
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Tower shape square pyramidal tower with balcony Markings / pattern red tower and a white upper band, white balcony Height 25 metres (82 ft) (current)
20 metres (66 ft) (first)
21 metres (69 ft) (second) Similar The Great Blue Hole, Lighthouse Reef Airstrip, Itza Lodge | ||
Sandbore Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse located at the north end of the Lighthouse Reef at 74 kilometres (46 mi) from Belize City, Belize.
History
The station on Sandbore Caye was established in 1886 building the first lighthouse formed by a skeletal tower 20 metres (66 ft) high replaced in 1931 with a similar one higher. The current light has a skeletal square frustum tower with balcony and a focal height of 25 metres (82 ft); it emits a white flash every 10 seconds.
References
Sandbore Caye Light Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA