Mauger Caye Light

Mauger Caye Light
Mauger Caye Lighthouse
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LocationTurneffe Atoll
Belize
Coordinates17°36′26″N 87°46′21″W / 17.60723°N 87.77242°W / 17.60723; -87.77242
Tower
Constructed1878 (first)
Constructionmetal skeletal tower
Height19 metres (62 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal tower with balcony and observation room
Markingswhite tower and observation room
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height19 metres (62 ft)
Range13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 10s.

Mauger Caye Light is an active lighthouse on the atoll island of Mauger Caye, the most northerly in the Turneffe Cays archipelago, which lies 30 km (19 mi) east of the coast of Belize. It is one of a number of lighthouses, which have been built on the cays in the coastal waters of Belize. At the southern end of the Turneffe atoll, is a similar but smaller light known as Caye Bokel. The name Mauger comes from the Creole word for meagre, and Bokel is from the Dutch word for elbow.[1][2][3]

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