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| Location | Curaçao, Punt Kanon, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 12°23′39″N 68°44′15″W / 12.394056°N 68.737611°W |
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| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft)
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| Shape | piramydal skeletal tower with balcony and light [1] [2] |
| Markings | red lower part and white upper part |
| Power source | solar power
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| Light | |
| Focal height | 12 m (39 ft)
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| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)
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| Characteristic | Fl W 4s
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Punt Kanon is a point at the extreme southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. It lies in Oostpunt, [3] and immediately to the east of a small lagoon. A lighthouse stands on Punt Kanon.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Curaçao". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 6 September 2016
- ^ "Oogstrelend, Oostpunt van Curaçao". Duiken.nl (in Dutch). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
- Picture of Punt Kanon Lighthouse Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
| Authority control databases: Punt Kanon Lighthouse |
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 | This Curaçao location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
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| Location | Curaçao, Punt Kanon, Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 12°23′39″N 68°44′15″W / 12.394056°N 68.737611°W |
| Tower | |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Height | 11 m (36 ft)
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| Shape | piramydal skeletal tower with balcony and light [1] [2] |
| Markings | red lower part and white upper part |
| Power source | solar power
|
| Light | |
| Focal height | 12 m (39 ft)
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| Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi)
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| Characteristic | Fl W 4s
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Punt Kanon is a point at the extreme southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. It lies in Oostpunt, [3] and immediately to the east of a small lagoon. A lighthouse stands on Punt Kanon.
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Curaçao". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
- ^ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 6 September 2016
- ^ "Oogstrelend, Oostpunt van Curaçao". Duiken.nl (in Dutch). 25 May 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
External links
- Picture of Punt Kanon Lighthouse Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
| Authority control databases: Punt Kanon Lighthouse |
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| This Curaçao location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |