Coordinates: | 17.8692°N -77.6605°W[1] |
Yearlit: | unknown |
Construction: | metal tower |
Shape: | cylindrical tower with lantern and octagonal gallery |
Marking: | tower painted with red and white horizontal bands, white lantern, red gallery |
Height: | 100feet |
Focalheight: | 530m (1,740feet)) |
Characteristic: | Fl W 10s.[2] |
Built by the Engineering Department of the Port Authority of Jamaica, Lover's Leap Lighthouse is Jamaica's most recent. It is a 100feet tall cylindrical steel(?) tower with lantern and octagonal gallery.[2] It is powered by three different power sources: a generator, electricity and a set of batteries.[3]
It is the highest lighthouse in the Western Hemisphere being located at the top of a spectacular vertical cliff; the surrounding area has been developed as a tourist attraction, with a restaurant and observation deck near the lighthouse.[2]
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works,[2] and is on the list of designated National Heritage Sites in Jamaica.
List of lighthouses in Jamaica