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

• List of lighthouses in Barbados

References

External links

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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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