Caeté Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Caeté Lighthouse
Also known as: Caeté (Ajuruteua)
The Caeté lighthouse stands on the western side of the Rio Caeté estuary entrance, near the Ajuruteua beach resort. This active navigational aid is a square skeletal tower, painted white, standing 16 meters tall. Its focal height reaches 20 meters above sea level. The light emits a white flash every six seconds, visible for 13.2 nautical miles. It guides vessels through the waters where the ocean meets the river.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for safe navigation into the Rio Caeté estuary, warning mariners of shifting sands and currents at the river mouth.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 20m
- Geographic Range
- 13.2NM
Location
- City
- Bragança
- Country
- 🇧🇷Brazil
- Region
- Pará
- Sea Region
- Entrance to the Rio Caete estuary, near Ajuruteua beach resort town.
- Latitude
- -0.8170°
- Longitude
- -46.6141°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 16m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
Structure: square skeletal tower, painted white
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Soure(114.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G0066
- NGA No.
- 17664
- ARLHS No.
- BRA-020
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