Ragged Point Lighthouse

Lighthouse

13°09′49″N 59°25′58″W / 13.163726°N 59.432906°W / 13.163726; -59.432906TowerConstructed1875ConstructionlimestoneHeight29.5 metres (97 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower and black lanternLightDeactivated2007-2011Focal height65 metres (213 ft)Range3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi)

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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.

References

^ 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.