Punta Estrada Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Estrada Lighthouse
This lighthouse is situated at the tip of a promontory, marking the southern entrance to Bahía Academy. The cylindrical fiberglass tower stands 7 meters tall and is painted with horizontal black and yellow bands. Its light is positioned 14 meters above sea level and emits a white flash every 10 seconds, visible for 11.6 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself is closed. It is located near Puerto Ayora, approximately 0.9 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This light is important for guiding vessels into Bahía Academy, a key entry point in the Galápagos archipelago.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Parroquia Bella Vista
- Country
- 🇪🇨Ecuador
- Region
- Galápagos
- Sea Region
- southern entrance to Bahía Academy, at the tip of a promontory
- Latitude
- -0.7615°
- Longitude
- -90.3049°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Ayora(0.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3106.5
- NGA No.
- 0352
- ARLHS No.
- GAL-014
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and yellow horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round hourglass-shaped metal tower, painted with black and yellow horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Punta Estrada على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Ecuador، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.