Galina Lighthouse

Lighthouse

18°24′36″N 76°53′33″W / 18.410037°N 76.892589°W / 18.410037; -76.892589^[1]TowerConstructed1912

Constructionconcrete tower^[2]Height13 feet (4.0 m)^[2]Shapestrongly tapered tower with balcony and no lantern^[2]Markingswhite tower ^[2]Power sourcesolar power

Heritagenational monument

LightFirst lit1912 (first)^[2]Focal height19 metres (62 ft))^[2]Range19 kilometres (12 mi)^[2]CharacteristicFl W 12s.^[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]

References

^ UK Directorate of Overseas Surveys 1:50,000 map of Jamaica (12 sheets), 1958–1973.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Jamaica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
^ ^a ^b ^c Galina Lighthouse Archived 2009-09-08 at the Wayback Machine, Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.
^ Galina Point Lighthouse, Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.