Paradise Island Lighthouse
| Paradise Island Lighthouse | ||
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| Place: |
 Bahamas , Paradise Island
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| Location: | On the western headland | |
| Geographical location: | 25 ° 5 '12.9 " N , 77 ° 21' 5.3" W | |
| Fire carrier height : | 63 ft (19.2 m ) | |
| Fire height : | 68 ft (20.7 m ) | |
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| Identifier : | Fl.W.5s (Fl.R.5s in case of danger) |
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| Construction time: | 1816-1817 | |
| Operating time: | since 1817 | |
| International ordinal number: | J 4655 | |
Paradise Iceland Lighthouse is the oldest and most famous lighthouse ( English Lighthouse ) to the Bahamas . It stands on Paradise Island and marks the northwest entrance to the port of Nassau .
description
The round tower was built from masonry from 1816 to 1817 on the western foothills of Hog Island (since 1959 Paradise Island) . In September 1817, the beacon went into operation as the Hog Island Lighthouse. The identifier consists of a white flash with a return of five seconds (Fl.W.5s). In dangerous conditions for approaching the port, a red flash is shown instead (Fl.R.5s).
Paradise Island Lighthouse is the oldest surviving lighthouse in the West Indies . But its very existence is also in jeopardy, as it is in a deplorable condition and the local authorities accuse each other of neglect.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Hog Island Lighthouse. The islands of the Bahamas, accessed November 20, 2016 .
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110, Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental USA Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2016, p. 151 .
- ^ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of the Bahamas ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved December 20, 2016.