Ponto do Guará Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ponto do Guará Lighthouse
Located approximately 30 km north of the northernmost Amazon River mouth, Ponto do Guará Lighthouse is a 42-meter square skeletal tower painted white. Its focal height reaches 44 meters, emitting a white light with a single flash every six seconds. This structure provides a geographic range of 17.7 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated in the Amapá region of Brazil, near Macapá. Its remote location is characterized by intricate waterways and mangrove forests, a landscape shaped by the significant freshwater outflow of the Amazon River.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation along the northern Brazilian coast, particularly for ships approaching or departing the Amazon River's vast delta, helping mariners avoid shoals and shifting sandbars.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 44m
- Geographic Range
- 17.7NM
Location
- City
- Macapá
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Amapá
- Sea Region
- Located approximately 30 km north of the northernmost mouth of the Amazon River.
- Latitude
- 1.1876°
- Longitude
- -49.8995°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 42m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted white
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Macapa(98.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-217
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Brazil، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.