Punt Kanon

Punt Kanon Lighthouse
Oostpunt
Curaçao
Location Punt Kanon
Curaçao
Coordinates 12°23′38.6″N 68°44′15.4″W / 12.394056°N 68.737611°W / 12.394056; -68.737611Coordinates: 12°23′38.6″N 68°44′15.4″W / 12.394056°N 68.737611°W / 12.394056; -68.737611
Foundation concrete basement
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape piramydal skeletal tower with balcony and light
Markings / pattern red lower part and white upper part
Height 11 metres (36 ft)
Focal height 12 metres (39 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 4s.
Admiralty number J6396
NGA number 16053
ARLHS number NEA-010[1] [2]

Punt Kanon is a point at the extreme southeast of the Caribbean island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles. It lies close to Curaçao Marine Park and immediately to the east of a small lagoon. A lighthouse stands on Punt Kanon.

See also


References

  1. Curaçao The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 September 2016
  2. List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals Atlantic Coast. Retrieved 6 September 2016


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