Punta Chapoya Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Chapoya Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Chapoya (Punta Piedras del Morro)
A cylindrical steel tower, 14 meters high, stands at Punta Chapoya, painted with black and white horizontal bands. It is flared at both the top and bottom and stands on a headland 7 km west of Playas, Ecuador. The light emits a white flash every 10 seconds. This structure began operations around 2011 and has a focal height of 24 meters. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse marks a headland west of Playas, aiding coastal traffic and preventing groundings.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Admiralty described light as white in 2012 (error)
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: round metal tower, flared at the top and bottom, painted with black and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- General Villamil Playas
- Country
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
- Region
- Guayas
- Sea Region
- A headland about 7 km west of Playas, Ecuador
- Latitude
- -2.6404°
- Longitude
- -80.4348°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Posorja(12.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3037
- NGA No.
- 0444
- ARLHS No.
- ECU-005
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Ecuador، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.