Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Front Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Front Lighthouse
This skeletal steel mast, standing 10 meters tall, is painted white and features a large red triangular daymark pointing upwards. It has a focal height of 11 meters and a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles. The structure serves as the front light for a range system guiding vessels into Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla. It is located 0.3 kilometers from the nearest port. The light remains operational, assisting maritime traffic.
Why it matters: This range front light is critical for the safe navigation of commercial shipping into Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala's primary port on the Caribbean coast, ensuring vessels can accurately follow the designated channel.
Light & Optic
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- City
- Puerto Barrios
- Country
- 🇬🇹Guatemala
- Region
- Izabal
- Sea Region
- Guides vessels into Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala.
- Latitude
- 15.6939°
- Longitude
- -88.6209°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: skeletal mast painted white and carrying a large red triangular daymark, point up
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pt. St.Tomas de Castilla(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J5989
- NGA No.
- 16412
اعثر على منارة Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Front على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Guatemala، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.