Location | Breezy Point Morant Cays Jamaica |
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Coordinates | 17°24′56″N 75°58′19″W / 17.415559°N 75.972068°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1960 |
Construction | metal tower |
Height | 21 metres (69 ft)[1] |
Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with light[2] |
Markings | tower painted with black and white horizontal bands[2] |
Light | |
First lit | 1960s |
Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft)[1] |
Characteristic | L Fl W 10s.[1] |
Morant Cays Lighthouse is 32 miles (51 km) south east of Jamaica on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays.[3] The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas, Jamaica.[2]
The light lists describe it as a framework tower, so the present tower might not be the original lighthouse.[1]
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[1]