Sucre State: Caribbean Coast Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Sucre State: Caribbean Coast Lighthouses Lighthouse
This skeletal tower, standing 12 meters tall, was activated in 2019 to guide vessels into the port of Cumaná. Its structure features orange and white horizontal bands and is mounted atop a four-story building. The light emits a white flash every 12 seconds. This modern navigation aid replaced an earlier tower, ensuring continuous illumination for ships approaching Venezuela's Caribbean coast. The focal height of the light is 20 meters, with a geographic range of 13.2 nautical miles.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding ships safely into Cumaná's port, a primary entry point for trade and transport in Venezuela's Sucre province.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 2019
Significant events: Activated in 2019, Replaced original tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Cumana(1.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- J6488
- NGA No.
- 17141
- ARLHS No.
- VEN-036
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- orange with a white horizontal band
Structure: skeletal tower, colored with orange and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Cumana
- Country
- 🇻🇪Venezuela
- Region
- Sucre State
- Sea Region
- on the waterfront of Cumaná's port, in Cumaná, the capital of Sucre province, Venezuela, facing the Caribbean coast.
- Latitude
- 10.4663°
- Longitude
- -64.1655°
Nearby Vessels
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