Cabo Orange Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cabo Orange Lighthouse
Cabo Orange Lighthouse is a cylindrical, steel skeletal tower painted white, standing 48 meters tall. It was built and first lit in 1997 to mark Brazil's northernmost point, situated across the Rio Oiapoque from French Guiana. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 15 seconds, visible for nearly 19 nautical miles. Its remote location on Brazil's northern border is characterized by dense jungle. In July 2012, marines cleared vegetation from the helipad to facilitate restoration efforts. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is significant for defining Brazil's northern maritime boundary at the mouth of the Rio Oiapoque, a key waterway bordering French Guiana.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 50m
- Geographic Range
- 18.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1997
Significant events: restored in July 2012, marines cleared jungle from helipad for restoration
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 48m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical white steel skeletal tower
Location
- City
- Oiapoque
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Amapá
- Sea Region
- Brazil's northernmost cape, across the mouth of the Rio Oiapoque (Oyapock) from French Guiana, marking the country's northern border.
- Latitude
- 4.4334°
- Longitude
- -51.5188°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Degrad des Cannes(51.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0000.5
- NGA No.
- 17458
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-277
- Wikidata
- Q40560675 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Nearby Ports
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