Preguiças Lighthouse
 Lighthouse and keeper's quarters | |
| Location | Maranhão, Brazil |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 2°35′30.0″S 42°42′24.0″W / 2.591667°S 42.706667°WCoordinates: 2°35′30.0″S 42°42′24.0″W / 2.591667°S 42.706667°W |
| Year first constructed | 1920 |
| Year first lit | 1940 (current tower) |
| Construction | Reinforced concrete |
| Tower shape | Truncated conical tower |
| Markings / pattern | White with black bands |
| Height | 115 feet (35 m) |
| Focal height | 151 feet (46 m) |
| Current lens | Third order Fresnel lens |
| Range | 43 nautical miles (80 km; 49 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl.W. 3s (fl. 1s, ec. 2s) |
| Admiralty number | G0094 |
| NGA number | 110-17720 |
| ARLHS number | BRA-089 |
Preguiças Lighthouse also called Mandacaru Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maranhão, Brazil.[1]
White truncated conical concrete tower, four black bands, four ribs, double gallery.[2]
It is situated in the village Mandacaru on the banks of the Preguiças River, within the Lençois National Park. The nearest town is Barreirinhas, head of district. Built in 1940, it is still inhabited and visitable every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.[3]
Viewed from the Preguiças River.
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- ↑ "Faróis" (in Portuguese). CPMA- Capitania dos Portos do Maranhão. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
- ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 110, Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 234.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (20 January 2009). "Lighthouses of Northern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 October 2009.