Bahía de Turiamo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bahía de Turiamo Lighthouse
This skeletal fiberglass tower stands 13 meters tall and emits a white flash every 5 seconds. It is painted green with a white horizontal band. The lighthouse is located on the east side of Bahía de Turiamo, a natural harbor approximately 20 kilometers east of Puerto Cabello. It is situated at the north end of a quay within a Venezuelan Navy station. The site is open to visitors, but the tower itself is closed to the public. Its geographic range is 11.9 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for the Venezuelan Navy, marking the north end of the quay at a naval station and ensuring safe navigation within the protected harbor.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Parroquia Cumboto
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Aragua State
- Sea Region
- Bahía de Turiamo, a well-protected natural harbor about 20 km east of Puerto Cabello, at the north end of the quay at a Venezuelan Navy station on the east side of the bay.
- Latitude
- 10.4645°
- Longitude
- -67.8480°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Borburata(8.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6453
- NGA No.
- 16992
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- green with a white horizontal band
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: hexagonal skeletal tower, painted green with a white horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Bahía de Turiamo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Venezuela، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.