Catia La Mar Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Catia La Mar Lighthouse
Also known as: Catia La Mar (Escuela Naval)
This hexagonal fiberglass tower stands 12 meters tall, painted red with a white horizontal band. It is located atop a vertical cliff in Vargas State, Venezuela, near the Venezuelan Naval School. The light emits a white flash every 9 seconds. With a focal height of 99 meters, its geographic range extends to 24.8 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated about 12 km west of La Guaira and 0.2 km from the nearest port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse aids maritime safety for vessels navigating the Venezuelan coast, particularly those approaching La Guaira and associated with the naval school.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 9s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 9s
- Focal Height
- 99m
- Geographic Range
- 24.8NM
Location
- City
- Maiquetía
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Vargas State
- Sea Region
- Located atop a vertical cliff in front of the Venezuelan Naval School in Catia La Mar, about 12 km west of La Guaira.
- Latitude
- 10.6023°
- Longitude
- -66.9537°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- hexagonal
- Tower Color
- red with a white horizontal band
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: hexagonal fiberglass tower, painted red with a white horizontal band
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- La Guaira(0.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6453.8
- NGA No.
- 17039
- ARLHS No.
- VEN-047
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Venezuela، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.