Galina Lighthouse

Galina Lighthouse
Location St Mary, Jamaica
Coordinates 18°24′36″N 76°53′33″W / 18.4100548°N 76.892522°WCoordinates: 18°24′36″N 76°53′33″W / 18.4100548°N 76.892522°W[1]
Year first lit Unknown[2]
Construction Concrete[2]
Tower shape Strongly tapered white tower; no lantern[2]
Markings / pattern Tower painted with red and white horizontal bands; lantern white; gallery red[2]
Height 13 feet (4.0 m)[2]
Focal height 19 metres (62 ft))[2]
Range 19 kilometres (12 mi)[2]
Characteristic One white flash every 12s[2]
Admiralty number J5266[2]
NGA number 13828[2]
ARLHS number JAM-002[2]

Galina Lighthouse is a strongly tapered white concrete tower 13 metres (43 ft) high with no lantern.[2] A solar-powered lens is mounted on a small platform at the top.[2] It shows a white light flashing once every twelve seconds for a duration of 1.2 seconds followed by 10.8 seconds of darkness.[3] The light is visible for 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3][4] The lighthouse is solar powered.[3]

The station was established in 1912 but the tower's date of construction is unknown.[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. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958–1973.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Galina Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  4. ↑ Galina Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

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