Punta Barima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Barima Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Barima (Isla Corocoro)
A square skeletal steel tower stands 15 meters tall, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Mounted on a square platform supported by piles, its light reaches a focal height of 24 meters. The light emits a white flash every 10 seconds, visible for 14.1 nautical miles. This navigational aid was established in 1906, with a previous lighthouse completed in 1910. It is situated beside a pier at Punta Barima, on the south side of the Orinoco River's southernmost entrance.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for maritime traffic entering and exiting the southernmost channel of the Orinoco River. Its unique construction on a piled platform addresses the challenging estuarine conditions near Punta Barima.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1906
Significant events: Station established 1906, Previous lighthouse completed 1910
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Galeota Point(95.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6800
- NGA No.
- 17242
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands, mounted on a square platform supported by piles
Location
- City
- Parroquia Francisco Aniceto Lugo
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Delta Amacuro State
- Sea Region
- Located beside a pier at Punta Barima, a small station on the south side of the southernmost entrance to the Orinoco River, about 50 km west of the Guyanan border.
- Latitude
- 8.5942°
- Longitude
- -60.4221°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Punta Barima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Venezuela، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.