Morant Cays Lighthouse

Morant Cays Lighthouse
Location Breezy Point, North-East Cay, Morant Cays, Jamaica
Year first lit Unknown
Tower shape Conical tower with lantern and gallery[1]
Markings / pattern Alternating black and white horizontal bands[1]
Height 21 metres (69 ft) round metal(?) tower[2]
Focal height 23 metres (75 ft)[2]
Characteristic White light, 4s on, 6s off[2]
Admiralty number J5356[2]
NGA number 13864[2]

Morant Cays Lighthouse is 32 miles (51 km) south east of Jamaica on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays.[3] The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas, Jamaica.[1]

The light lists describe it as a framework tower, so the present tower (as seen in the photograph) might not be the original lighthouse.[2]

It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c The Morant Cays, CasperDuppy, TrekEarth, 2008-01-30
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rowlett, Russ (2008-10-20). "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/jam.html. 
  3. ^ Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.

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