Punta San Juan Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta San Juan Lighthouse
Also known as: Punta San Juan (San Juan de Marcona)
This lighthouse, established as a navigational station in 1935, began operating with its current light in 1974. The structure is a 12-meter-tall round, cylindrical concrete tower topped with a lantern and gallery, connected to a small workroom. Situated on a cape projecting into the Pacific Ocean about 8 miles south of San Nicolás, its light emits a white flash every 20 seconds from a focal height of 95 meters. This light has a geographic range of 24.3 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guides maritime traffic along the Peruvian Pacific coast, marking a significant cape south of San Nicolás and helping vessels navigate hazards.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 95m
- Light Range
- 17NM (31.5 km)
- Geographic Range
- 24.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1974
Significant events: station established 1935
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a small workroom
Location
- City
- Marcona
- Country
- 🇵🇪Peru
- Region
- Ica
- Sea Region
- a cape projecting into the Pacific about 8 miles south of San Nicolás
- Latitude
- -15.3612°
- Longitude
- -75.1807°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- San Juan(1.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G2028
- NGA No.
- 916
- ARLHS No.
- PER-033
- Wikidata
- Q115204843 →
Nearby Ports
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