Pedro Cays Lighthouse

Pedro Cays Lighthouse
Jamaica
Location NE of Cay
Pedro Cays
Jamaica
Coordinates 17°03′00″N 77°46′01″W / 17.050056°N 77.766895°W / 17.050056; -77.766895Coordinates: 17°03′00″N 77°46′01″W / 17.050056°N 77.766895°W / 17.050056; -77.766895
Year first lit unknown
Markings / pattern red square topmark, white bands
Height 11 metres (36 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 11 kilometres (6.8 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number J5352
NGA number 14148[1]

Pedro Cays Lighthouse is a lighted beacon 60 miles (97 km) south of Jamaica on the north side of Northeast Cay (Top Cay) in the Pedro Cays.[2] The Pedro Cays are administratively part of Kingston, Jamaica.

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

See also


References

  1. List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Canadian Coast Guard Notices to Mariners. Reftrieved 26 August 2016
  2. 1 2 Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005.
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