Abrolhos Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Abrolhos Lighthouse
Also known as: Abrolhos (Ilha de Santa Barbará)
The Abrolhos Lighthouse, built in 1861, features a cylindrical cast iron tower reaching 22 meters in height. It displays narrow black and white horizontal bands, topped by a black lantern room. The light characteristic is a white flash every 6 seconds (Fl W 6s), with a focal height of 60 meters. Its geographic range extends to 20.1 nautical miles. A new lens was fitted in 1898. The structure is located 32 km from the port of Caravelas.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for the Abrolhos archipelago. The lens installed in 1898 is a rare optical device, one of only two such instruments made.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 60m
- Light Range
- 50.8NM (94.1 km)
- Geographic Range
- 20.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1861
Significant events: Lens installed in 1898
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Caravelas(32.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0306
- NGA No.
- 110-18200
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-001
- Wikidata
- Q10280145 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 22m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with narrow black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- cast iron
Structure: round cast iron tower with lantern and double gallery, painted with narrow black and white horizontal bands; lantern painted black
Location
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Bahia
- Sea Region
- Located on Santa Barbará, the largest island of the Arquipélago de Abrolhos, a group of five rocky islands about 65 km off the south coast of Bahia, Brazil. The islands are part of the Parque Nacional Marinho de Abrolhos.
- Latitude
- -17.9632°
- Longitude
- -38.7022°
Nearby Vessels
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