Chimaré Lighthouse
Fl White 12s🇨🇴Uribia, COOperational
Location & Light Range
About Chimaré Lighthouse
This square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, standing 18 meters tall, was built and first lit in 2001. It is painted with red and white horizontal bands. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 12 seconds, visible for 14.3 nautical miles. It is located about 8 km west of Puerto Chimaré, within the La Guajira region of Colombia. The structure’s focal height reaches 25 meters above sea level.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for the safe navigation of ships approaching and departing Puerto Chimaré, a key regional port.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl White 12s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2001
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Bolivar(30.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- COL-038
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square pyramidal steel skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Uribia
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Region
- La Guajira
- Sea Region
- Located about 8 km (5 mi) west of Puerto Chimaré.
- Latitude
- 12.3943°
- Longitude
- -71.4603°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.
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