Salas y Gómez (Sala y Gómez) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Salas y Gómez (Sala y Gómez) Lighthouse
A cylindrical fiberglass tower stands 6 meters tall on Salas y Gómez Island. This structure, built in 1994, displays white with a single red horizontal band. Its light emits white flashes every 12 seconds, visible for 16.2 nautical miles. Situated on a remote, uninhabited Chilean territory, it marks the easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle. The island itself is a volcanic rock exposed to ocean swells, approximately 3,200 kilometers west of continental Chile. While the site is accessible, the tower remains closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the isolated Salas y Gómez Island, serving as a waypoint in a remote oceanic region and helping vessels avoid this low-lying landmass.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Geographic Range
- 16.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1994
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with one red horizontal band
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round cylindrical fiberglass tower, colored white with one red horizontal band
Location
- City
- Easter Island
- Country
- 🇨🇱Chile
- Region
- Valparaiso Region
- Sea Region
- The lighthouse is located on Salas y Gómez Island (also known as Sala y Gómez), a remote, uninhabited Chilean territory in the Pacific Ocean, marking this isolated landmass which is the easternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle.
- Latitude
- -26.4717°
- Longitude
- -105.3614°
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- G1990.
- NGA No.
- 1328
- ARLHS No.
- JFI-001
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