Isla Alcatráz Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Isla Alcatráz Lighthouse
Also known as: Isla Alcatráz (Isla Santo Domingo)
This skeletal fiberglass tower, standing 15 meters tall, is located on Isla Alcatráz, approximately 4 km northeast of Puerto Cabello. It displays red and white horizontal bands and emits a white flash every 10 seconds from a focal height of 19 meters. The lighthouse became operational in 2011. The nearest port, Borburata, is 1.5 km away. Its geographic range extends to 12.9 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks the northwest corner of Isla Alcatráz, a hazard for vessels approaching or departing the nearby port of Puerto Cabello.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 19m
- Geographic Range
- 12.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2011
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Borburata(1.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6452
- NGA No.
- 16960
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: tower, listed as an orange fiberglass tower with a white band
Location
- City
- Parroquia Borburata
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Carabobo State
- Sea Region
- northwest corner of an island about 4 km northeast of Puerto Cabello
- Latitude
- 10.5072°
- Longitude
- -67.9757°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Isla Alcatráz على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Venezuela، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.