Preguiças Lighthouse
Preguiças Lighthouse also called Mandacaru Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maranhão, Brazil.[1]
 Lighthouse and keeper's quarters | |
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| Location | Maranhão Brazil |
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| Coordinates | 2°35′30.0″S 42°42′24.0″W |
| Year first constructed | 1909 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1940 (current) |
| Construction | reinforced concrete tower |
| Tower shape | tapered cylindrical tower with four ribs, double balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower with four horizontal black bands |
| Tower height | 35 metres (115 ft) |
| Focal height | 46 metres (151 ft) |
| Current lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 43 nautical miles (80 km; 49 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 3s. |
| Admiralty number | G0094 |
| NGA number | 110-17720 |
| ARLHS number | BRA-089 |
| Brazil number | BR-0808 |
White truncated conical concrete tower, four black bands, four ribs, double gallery.[2]
It is situated in the village Mandacaru on the banks of the Preguiças River, within the Lençois National Park. The nearest town is Barreirinhas, head of district. Built in 1940, it is still inhabited and visitable every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.[3]
Viewed from the Preguiças River
See also
References
- "Faróis" (in Portuguese). CPMA- Capitania dos Portos do Maranhão. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- 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. 2010. p. 234.
- Rowlett, Russ (20 January 2009). "Lighthouses of Northern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
External links
- Centro de Sinalização Náutica Almirante Moraes Rego (in Portuguese)
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