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Name: Jericoacoara Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Jericoacoara, , Brazil

Location: Ceará, northern Brazil.

Managing Organization:
Brazilian Navy/Diretoria de Hidrografia e Navigação

Tower Height: 20

Height of Focal Plane: 331

Characteristic and Range: White light, 2 seconds on, 8 seconds off.

Description of Tower: Square, cylindrical concrete tower with black and white horizontal bands.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
c. 1920s: 23-foot red framework tower. Described in 1945 as a 10-foot tall reddish brown concrete tower, with the light at 428 feet.

Date Established: c. 1920s

Date Present Tower Built: 1992

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.


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