Timbiqui Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Timbiqui Lighthouse
Also known as: Timbiqui (Punta Chacón)
A skeletal steel tower, 18 meters high, located on Isla Bubuey at the north side of Bahía de Timbiqui, Colombia. The structure displays horizontal bands of red and white. Its light source is positioned 13 meters above the sea. The lighthouse projects a white light, flashing once every 25 seconds, and provides a view of 11.3 nautical miles. Tumaco, the closest port, is 78 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: The Timbiqui light marks the Bahía de Timbiqui, a waterway important for local residents and maritime commerce on Colombia's Pacific coast. Its signal assists in avoiding dangers and facilitates the regular activity of fishing and cargo vessels.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 25s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 25s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Location
- Country
- 🇨🇴Colombia
- Sea Region
- Isla Bubuey, on the north side of the Bahía de Timbiqui
- Latitude
- 2.9656°
- Longitude
- -78.1734°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: skeletal tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tumaco(78.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3130.5
- NGA No.
- 0214
- ARLHS No.
- COL-063
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Colombia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.