Sixaola Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Sixaola Lighthouse
The Sixaola lighthouse, located in Finca 51, Bocas del Toro, Panama, is a 12-meter tall, white, cylindrical steel skeletal tower with a focal height of 14 meters. It displays a white flash every 10 seconds and has a visibility range of 11.6 nautical miles. Situated on the Panamanian bank of the Río Sixaola, it indicates the border with Costa Rica. Puerto Viejo is the closest port, situated 12.6 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks the international boundary between Panama and Costa Rica on the Río Sixaola. Its light assists river traffic and vessels entering the Caribbean from the river, providing a clear reference in this border zone.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Finca 51
- Country
- 🇵🇦Panama
- Region
- Bocas del Toro
- Sea Region
- Marks Panama's border with Costa Rica, situated on the east (Panamanian) side of the Río Sixaola.
- Latitude
- 9.5686°
- Longitude
- -82.5608°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- steel
Structure: square cylindrical steel skeletal tower, painted white
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Puerto Viejo(12.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6072
- NGA No.
- 16527
- Wikidata
- Q60667417 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Panama، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.