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Half Moon Caye Light
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Half Moon Caye Lighthouse is a lighthouse on the Half Moon Caye located in the Lighthouse Reef in Belize.[2]
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Location | Half Moon Caye, Belize ![]() |
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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[1] |
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 ![]() |
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