Half Moon Caye Light

Half Moon Caye Light

Location	Half Moon Caye, Belize
Coordinates	17°12′20″N 87°32′03″W
Tower
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	24 m (79 ft)
Shape	square pyramidal tower with balcony and no lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Operator	Half Moon Caye Natural Monument
Light
First lit	1998
Focal height	24 m (79 ft)
Range	14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic	Fl(4) W 10s
Original lighthouse
The east side of the Island and the old lighthouse in the distance.
Constructed	1820
Foundation	brick basement
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	24 m (79 ft)
Shape	square pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
First lit	1931
Deactivated	1997

Half Moon Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Half Moon Caye located in the Lighthouse Reef in Belize.

History

The station was originally established in 1820, the lighthouse was formed by a skeletal tower restored in 1848 and reinforced with a steel frame in 1931. It had a square truncated shape, with enclosed base and an upper observation room, balcony and lantern and a height of 24 metres (79 ft). In the latest years the lighthouse moved progressively toward the water because the trend in the weather change. The lighthouse was deactivated in 1997 and from then begun to wreck. A new skeletal tower was built in 1998 inland respect to the former light, it is equipped with a beacon which emits four white flashes every 10 seconds. In September 2010 the Tropical Storm Matthew destroyed completely the old lighthouse.

See also

• List of lighthouses in Belize

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Belize". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

External links

• Belize Port Authority