Ponta da Tabatinga Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponta da Tabatinga Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete communications tower, painted in a black and white checkerboard pattern, stands 81 meters tall. It is situated atop dunes on a promontory approximately 35 kilometers south of Natal, Brazil, within the region of Rio Grande do Norte. The tower emits a white light with a single flash every 60 seconds, visible for more than 24 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though access to the tower itself is restricted. Its focal height reaches 96 meters above sea level.
Why it matters: Ponta da Tabatinga is significant as Brazil's tallest light tower and serves as a notable landmark with its distinctive color pattern.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 5 flashes
- Interval
- 60s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 60s
- Focal Height
- 96m
- Geographic Range
- 24.4NM
Location
- City
- Nísia Floresta
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Rio Grande do Norte
- Sea Region
- Located atop dunes on a promontory about 35 km south of Natal, Brazil.
- Latitude
- -6.0454°
- Longitude
- -35.1126°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Natal(17.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0183
- NGA No.
- 17882
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-014
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 81m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- in a black and white checkerboard pattern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical white concrete communications tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ponta da Tabatinga على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.