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South Caicos Lighthouse

Location	Cockburn Harbour Turks and Caicos Islands
Coordinates	21°29′18″N 71°31′43″W / 21.488472°N 71.528583°W / 21.488472; -71.528583
Tower
Constructed	1890
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	concrete tower
Height	5 m (16 ft)
Shape	square frustum tower with light shown through a window
Markings	white tower
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	15 m (49 ft)
Range	9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic	F W

Cockburn Harbour is a settlement in the Turks and Caicos. It is the largest community on the island of South Caicos, with some 811 people. It has the best natural harbour of the Caicos Islands, and was once an important centre for regional trade and a major exporter of salt. Today its main industries are fishing and tourism.

See also

• List of lighthouses in the Turks and Caicos Islands

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Turks and Caicos Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
• 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. 2016.

21°29′N 71°32′W / 21.483°N 71.533°W / 21.483; -71.533