Punta Cabeza de Largato Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Cabeza de Largato Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Cabeza de Largato (Puerto Huarmey)
This concrete lighthouse, erected in 1981, reaches 6.5 meters in height. The structure, first illuminated in 1930, is a cylindrical concrete tower topped with a lantern, painted white with one red horizontal stripe. It emits a white flash every 10 seconds (Fl W 10s) from a focal plane of 85 meters, with a geographic range of 23.2 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated on land associated with the Antamina mining company, approximately 0.7 kilometers from the port of Huarmey.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the harbour entrance for Huarmey and offers a navigation aid for mariners along the coast south of Chimbote.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 85m
- Geographic Range
- 23.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1981
- First Lit
- 1930
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Huarmey(0.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G2076
- NGA No.
- 0716
- ARLHS No.
- PER-029
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a single red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: triangular cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, painted white with a single red horizontal band
Location
- City
- Huarmey
- Country
- 🇵🇪Peru
- Region
- Ancash
- Sea Region
- Located on a headland about 115 km south of Chimbote, on property of the mining company Antamina.
- Latitude
- -10.1076°
- Longitude
- -78.1842°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Punta Cabeza de Largato على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Peru، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.