Coordinates: | 18.41°N -76.8926°W[1] |
Yearlit: | 1912 (first) |
Construction: | concrete tower |
Shape: | strongly tapered tower with balcony and no lantern |
Marking: | white tower |
Height: | 13feet |
Focalheight: | 19m (62feet)) |
Range: | 19km (12miles) |
Characteristic: | Fl W 12s.[2] |
Galina Lighthouse is a strongly tapered white concrete tower 13m (43feet) high with no lantern.[2] A solar-powered lens is mounted on a small platform at the top.[2] It shows a white light flashing once every twelve seconds for a duration of 1.2 seconds followed by 10.8 seconds of darkness. The light is visible for 19km (12miles).[3] [4] The lighthouse is solar powered.[3]
The station was established in 1912 but the tower's date of construction is unknown.[2]
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.[2]