Isla Gorgonilla Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Isla Gorgonilla Lighthouse
This skeletal steel tower stands 18 meters tall on Isla Gorgonilla, a smaller island located off the southwestern coast of Isla Gorgona. Painted with alternating red and white horizontal bands, it reaches a focal height of 103 meters. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 15 seconds, visible for 25.2 nautical miles. A replacement was planned for 2020, with a new structure installed by 2021. The nearest port is Tumaco, situated 75.8 kilometers away.
Why it matters: The lighthouse helps vessels navigate the waters near Isla Gorgonilla and avoid the island's shores, offering a visual identifier during daylight hours.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 103m
- Geographic Range
- 25.2NM
Construction & History
Significant events: replacement planned for 2020, new lighthouse installed by 2021
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tumaco(75.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3128
- NGA No.
- 0212
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Sea Region
- Isla Gorgonilla, a smaller island off the southwestern tip of Isla Gorgona
- Latitude
- 2.9410°
- Longitude
- -78.2097°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Isla Gorgonilla على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.