Ragged Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

Ragged Point Lighthouse

Location| Saint Philip, Barbados
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 Lighthouse is situated at the easternmost point of the island of Barbados,[1] near the village of Ragged Point in the parish of Saint Philip.

## See also[edit]

* List of lighthouses in Barbados

## References[edit]

1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Barbados". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved December 18, 2015.

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* (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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