Punta Curupacha Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Curupacha Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Curupacha (Golfito)
This yellow steel skeletal tower stands 25 meters tall and emits a white flash every 4 seconds. Its focal height reaches 91 meters, providing a geographic range of 23.9 nautical miles. The structure is situated on a remote headland approximately 15 kilometers west of Golfito, within Costa Rica's Puntarenas Province. It marks a point in the Golfo Dulce, with the nearest port being Golfito, just 3.7 kilometers away. The lighthouse is an active aid to navigation in this region.
Why it matters: Punta Curupacha is indispensable for safe navigation within the Golfo Dulce, warning mariners of the remote headland it marks and helping vessels traverse the gulf's length.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 91m
- Geographic Range
- 23.9NM
Location
- City
- Golfito
- Country
- 🇨🇷Costa Rica
- Region
- Puntarenas Province
- Sea Region
- Golfo Dulce, marking a remote headland about 15 km west of Golfito.
- Latitude
- 8.6321°
- Longitude
- -83.2157°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 25m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- yellow
- Material
- steel
Structure: A yellow steel skeletal tower, probably at least 25m tall.
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Golfito(3.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3284
- NGA No.
- 15472
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Costa Rica، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.