Galina Lighthouse

Galina Lighthouse
Galina Point
Location St Mary, Jamaica
Coordinates 18°24′36″N 76°53′33″W / 18.410037°N 76.892589°W / 18.410037; -76.892589Coordinates: 18°24′36″N 76°53′33″W / 18.410037°N 76.892589°W / 18.410037; -76.892589[1]
Year first lit 1912 (first)[2]
Construction concrete tower[2]
Tower shape strongly tapered tower with balcony and no lantern[2]
Markings / pattern white tower [2]
Height 13 feet (4.0 m)[2]
Focal height 19 metres (62 ft))[2]
Light source solar power
Range 19 kilometres (12 mi)[2]
Characteristic Fl W 12s.[2]
Admiralty number J5266[2]
NGA number 13828[2]
ARLHS number JAM-002[2]

Galina Lighthouse is a strongly tapered white concrete tower 13 metres (43 ft) high with no lantern.[2] A solar-powered lens is mounted on a small platform at the top.[2] It shows a white light flashing once every twelve seconds for a duration of 1.2 seconds followed by 10.8 seconds of darkness.[3] The light is visible for 19 kilometres (12 mi).[3][4] The lighthouse is solar powered.[3]

The station was established in 1912 but the tower's date of construction is unknown.[2]

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

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References

  1. ↑ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958–1973.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. 1 2 3 Galina Lighthouse, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
  4. ↑ Galina Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.

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