Preguiças Lighthouse

Lighthouse

2°35′30.0″S 42°42′24.0″W / 2.591667°S 42.706667°W / -2.591667; -42.706667TowerConstructed1909 (first)Constructionreinforced concrete towerHeight35 metres (115 ft)Shapetapered cylindrical tower with four ribs, double balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower with four horizontal black bandsLightFirst lit1940 (current)Focal height46 metres (151 ft)Lens3rd order Fresnel lensRange43 nautical miles (80 km; 49 mi)CharacteristicFl W 3s.Brazil no.BR-0808

Preguiças Lighthouse also called Mandacaru Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Maranhão, Brazil.^[1]

White truncated conical concrete tower, four black bands, four ribs, double gallery.^[2]

It is situated in the village Mandacaru on the banks of the Preguiças River, within the Lençois National Park. The nearest town is Barreirinhas, head of district. Built in 1940, it is still inhabited and visitable every Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.^[3]

References

^ "Faróis" (in Portuguese). CPMA- Capitania dos Portos do Maranhão. Archived from the original on 13 February 2009. Retrieved 25 October 2009.
^ List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 234.
^ Rowlett, Russ (20 January 2009). "Lighthouses of Northern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 October 2009.