Elbow Cay Lighthouse
| Elbow Cay Lighthouse | ||
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| Place: |
 Bahamas , Abaco Islands
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| Location: | Central Abaco , Bahamas | |
| Geographical location: | 26 ° 32 '23.1 " N , 76 ° 57' 43.7" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 89 ft (27.1 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 121 ft (36.9 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl (5) W.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 23 nm (42.6 km ) | |
| Optics: | Fresnel lens | |
| Operating mode: | Kerosene lamp | |
| Construction time: | 1862 | |
| Operating time: | since 1864 | |
| International ordinal number: | J 4572 | |
Elbow Cay Lighthouse , occasionally Hope Town Lighthouse or Elbow Reef Lighthouse is a lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) to the Bahamas . It's on Elbow Cay , an island in the Abaco Islands .
description
The 27 meter high tower was erected in 1862 and with its red and white ribbons it is a landmark of the Abaco Islands. The beacon went into operation in 1864. It is one of the last beacons in the world that is still powered by a kerosene lamp and the drive of the first order Fresnel lens is manually wound by a beacon keeper. The Elbow Reef Lighthouse Society takes care of the maintenance of the historic lighthouse, whose 150th birthday was celebrated in June 2014.
See also
Web links
Commons : Elbow Cay lighthouse - collection of images, videos and audio files
- Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of the Bahamas ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved October 10, 2017.