Maracaibo Inner Channel Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Maracaibo Inner Channel Range Front Lighthouse
This square pyramidal skeletal tower, standing 27 meters tall, is a range front light for vessels entering Maracaibo. It is supported by a square platform built on piles. The light displays a single green flash every 1.5 seconds and has a geographic range of 14.7 nautical miles. The structure is located 1.65 km north of a transmission line within Zulia State. In 2018, the light was temporarily extinguished. The site is accessible by boat, though the tower itself remains closed to visitors.
Why it matters: This range front light provided precise alignment for the inner channel, aiding the safe navigation of commercial vessels entering Maracaibo.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 1.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 1.5s
- Focal Height
- 27m
- Geographic Range
- 14.7NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Temporarily extinguished in 2018
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Shape
- square
Structure: square pyramidal skeletal tower, mounted on a square platform supported by piles
Location
- City
- Parroquia Toas
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Zulia State
- Sea Region
- An inbound (southbound) range light for vessels entering Maracaibo, located 1.65 km north of a transmission line.
- Latitude
- 10.7981°
- Longitude
- -71.6277°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- La Ceiba/Maracaibo L(2.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6279.9
- NGA No.
- 16872
اعثر على منارة Maracaibo Inner Channel Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Venezuela، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.