List of lighthouses in Belize
This is a list of lighthouses in Belize. They are mostly located on the islands of the eastern Caribbean coastline of the country. [1][2]
Lighthouses
| Name | Image | Location & coordinates |
Admiralty number |
Tower height | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bugle Caye Light | Bugle Caye 16°29′16″N 88°19′25″W / 16.48790°N 88.32369°W | J5968 | 19 m (62 ft) | 10 nmi (19 km) | |
| East Snake Caye Light | East Snake Caye 16°12′31″N 88°30′31″W / 16.20849°N 88.50873°W | J5972 | 20 m (66 ft) | 13 nmi (24 km) | |
| English Caye Light |  | English Caye 17°19′38″N 88°02′56″W / 17.32721°N 88.04883°W | J5943.1 | 19 m (62 ft) | 11 nmi (20 km) |
| Fort George (Baron Bliss) |  | Belize City 17°29′29″N 88°10′53″W / 17.49144°N 88.18147°W | J5954 | 15 m (49 ft) | 8 nmi (15 km) |
| Half Moon Caye Light |  | Half Moon Caye 17°12′11″N 87°32′08″W / 17.20303°N 87.53559°W | J5936 | 24 m (79 ft) | 14 nmi (26 km) |
| Hunting Caye Light | Hunting Caye 16°06′30″N 88°16′06″W / 16.10822°N 88.26829°W | J5974 | 17 m (56 ft) | 13 nmi (24 km) | |
| Mauger Caye Light | .jpg) | Turneffe Atoll 17°36′26″N 87°46′21″W / 17.60723°N 87.77242°W | J5940 | 19 m (62 ft) | 13 nmi (24 km) |
| Sandbore Caye Light | Sandbore Caye 17°27′51″N 87°29′18″W / 17.46429°N 87.48822°W | J5934 | 25 m (82 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | |
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
- ↑ 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. 2015. p. 192.
External links
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