Mar Grande Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Mar Grande Lighthouse
Mar Grande lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 8 meters high, with its focal plane also at 8 meters. The structure is painted white and is situated on a reef at the western entrance to Bahia Todos os Santos. This lighthouse emits a white flash every 3 seconds, visible for 9.7 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed. It lies near Vera Cruz, with Itaparica port approximately 2.5 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation into and out of Bahia Todos os Santos, a major maritime hub. Its precise location on a reef at the bay's western entrance mitigates grounding risks for all ships traversing this busy channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- City
- Vera Cruz
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Bahia
- Sea Region
- Located on a reef on the west side of the entrance to the Bahia Todos os Santos.
- Latitude
- -12.9621°
- Longitude
- -38.6009°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Itaparica(2.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0244
- NGA No.
- 18032
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower painted white
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.