Islote Locos Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Islote Locos Lighthouse
A 10-meter tall cylindrical concrete tower, painted white with a red horizontal band, is situated on a small island at the entry point of Canal Moraleda from Golfo Corcovado. It produces a single white flash at 15-second intervals. The lighthouse structure has a focal height of 45 meters, offering a geographic range of 17.9 nautical miles. This marker is located close to Guaitecas and the port of Melinka, approximately 14 kilometers distant. The island is characterized by its rocky terrain, and the lighthouse is part of a remote Patagonian waterway system.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for vessels moving through Canal Moraleda, a main north-south shipping route within the Chilean fjords, offering a reference point at its opening from Golfo Corcovado.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 45m
- Geographic Range
- 17.9NM
Location
- City
- Guaitecas
- Country
- 🇨🇱Chile
- Region
- Aysen del General Carlos Ibanez del Campo Region
- Sea Region
- small island in the entrance to the Canal Moraleda from the Golfo Corcovado in northern Aysén
- Latitude
- -43.9833°
- Longitude
- -73.4500°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round conical concrete tower, painted white with a red horizontal band
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Melinka(14.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G1584
- NGA No.
- 1904
- ARLHS No.
- CHI-056
- Wikidata
- Q5856201 →
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Chile، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.