Kralendijk Lighthouse

Kralendijk Lighthouse
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LocationBonaire, Kralendijk, Bonaire, Kralendijk, Netherlands Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates12°08′56″N 68°16′37″W / 12.14881°N 68.27681°W / 12.14881; -68.27681
Tower
Constructed1837 (first)[1]
Constructionstone tower[1]
Height7 metres (23 ft)[2]
Shapesquare tapered truncated tower with balcony and light[1]
Markingsochre tower
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1932 (current)[1]
Focal height13 metres (43 ft)[2]
Range5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl W 2s.[2]

Kralendijk Lighthouse (or Fort Oranje Lighthouse) is an active lighthouse in the town of Kralendijk, Bonaire, in the Caribbean Netherlands. It was built in 1932 on the grounds of Fort Oranje, a 17th century fort.[3][4]

  1. ^ a b c d Cite error: The named reference bonaire was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b c d List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016. p. 185.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Bonaire". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Vuurtorens op Bonaire | Beautiful Bonaire". www.beautiful-bonaire.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-04-27.