Punta Piedra del Mangle Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Piedra del Mangle Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta Piedra del Mangle (Punta Mangles)
A cylindrical fiberglass tower, 8 meters tall with red and white horizontal bands, stands at Punta Piedra del Mangle. The light emits a white flash every 10 seconds, visible for 16 nautical miles. This facility first became operational in 1930. Its predecessor, an 18-meter square skeletal tower, was overturned by a hurricane in 2008. The current structure, standing at a focal height of 34 meters, was erected after that event. The promontory is located about 30 km northwest of Gibara, Cuba.
Why it matters: The lighthouse warns mariners navigating Cuba's northern shore about the promontory northwest of Gibara. Its modern design reflects a response to the hurricane that destroyed its original tower.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 34m
- Geographic Range
- 16NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1930
Significant events: original lighthouse overturned by a hurricane in 2008
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Gibara(13.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J4946
- NGA No.
- 12892
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round barbell-shaped metal or fiberglass tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Jesús Menéndez
- Country
- 🇨🇺Cuba
- Region
- Las Tunas
- Sea Region
- A promontory of the mainland about 30 km northwest of Gibara, Cuba
- Latitude
- 21.2516°
- Longitude
- -76.3119°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Punta Piedra del Mangle على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Cuba، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.