Punt Kanon
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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) ![]() |
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) ![]() |
Range | 8 nmi (15 km; 9.2 mi) ![]() |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s ![]() |
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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ 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
[edit]- Picture of Punt Kanon Lighthouse Archived 2016-09-13 at the Wayback Machine