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Coordinates | 13°09′49″N 59°25′58″W / 13.163726°N 59.432906°W / 13.163726; -59.432906 |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Construction | limestone |
Height | 29.5 metres (97 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and black lantern |
Light | |
Deactivated | 2007-2011 |
Focal height | 65 metres (213 ft) |
Range | 3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
Characteristic | F R |
Ragged Point is a village in the parish of Saint Philip in Barbados. 13°09′49″N 59°25′58″W / 13.16361°N 59.43278°W / 13.16361; -59.43278
Ragged Point Lighthouse
The lighthouse is placed at the easternmost point of the island.
See also
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Barbados". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 18, 2015.
External links
- (in French) De sommet en sommet, les Alpes en péril (broadcast to French/German TV Arte) : Ragged point as the best spot for climatologists to monitor cloud formations in the Caribbean Sea, like Hawaii for the Pacific High ; hence the German Max Planck Institute for Meteorology settled a Climate research center there.
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