Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Rear Lighthouse
This skeletal steel mast, standing 10 meters tall and painted white, serves as the rear range light for Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla. It carries a large, red, triangular daymark with the point facing downward. With a focal height of 24 meters, it emits a single yellow flash every 4 seconds. Located 0.4 kilometers from Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, this structure provides a geographic range of 14.1 nautical miles. It is part of a range system designed to guide vessels safely into the port.
Why it matters: This range rear light is indispensable for the safe navigation of commercial vessels entering Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, a key port for Guatemala's trade. By aligning with its corresponding front light, it provides a precise visual guide, allowing ships to maintain a clear channel and avoid potential groundings in the busy harbor approaches.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl Y 4s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Location
- City
- Puerto Barrios
- Country
- 🇬🇹Guatemala
- Region
- Izabal
- Sea Region
- Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala
- Latitude
- 15.6907°
- 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 down
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pt. St.Tomas de Castilla(0.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J5989.1
- NGA No.
- 16416
اعثر على منارة Matias de Galvez (Puerto Santo Tomás de Castilla) Range Rear على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Guatemala، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.