Punta Arenas (Bahía de los Ángeles) Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Punta Arenas (Bahía de los Ángeles) Lighthouse
A cylindrical concrete tower, 10 meters high, stands at the end of a sand spit partially sheltering the waterfront of Bahía de los Ángeles. It features a gallery and is painted with red and white horizontal bands. The light emits a white flash every 16 seconds, visible for 11.3 nautical miles. This structure serves the small resort town located at the terminus of federal highway 12. The focal height of the light is 13 meters.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the extremity of the sand spit that shelters the waterfront of Bahía de los Ángeles, ensuring safe navigation into the bay. Its accessibility also makes it a point of interest for visitors to the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 16s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 16s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇽Mexico
- Region
- Baja California
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of a sand spit partially sheltering the waterfront of Bahía de los Ángeles, a small resort town at the end of federal highway 12.
- Latitude
- 28.9560°
- Longitude
- -113.5422°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Guerero Negro(70.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- G3547.6
- NGA No.
- 14726
- ARLHS No.
- MEX-024
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