 South Pass Light, Port Eads, Louisiana, in 1945 | |
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| Location | Plaquemines Parish |
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| Coordinates | 29°00′55″N 89°10′01″W / 29.01524°N 89.16685°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1832 (First) 1842 (Second) 1848 (Third) 1881 (Current) |
| Automated | 1971 |
| Height | 35 m (115 ft)  |
| Shape | skeletal tower with circular house at base |
| Markings | White with black lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1881 (Current) |
| Focal height | 33 m (108 ft) |
| Lens | DCB-224 |
| Range | 14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(5) W 60s |
The South Pass Light, also known as the Port Eads Lighthouse[1][Note 1] South Point Light, or Gordon's Island Light, are a pair of lighthouses located on Gordon's Island at South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (USA), one of the primary entrances to the Mississippi River Delta from the Gulf of Mexico. The light station was established in 1831 and is still active.
- ^ South Pass Range Lighthouses, also called the "Port Eads Lighthouse".
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