Crown Point Lighthouse is an active
lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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located in
Scarborough Scarborough or Scarboro may refer to:
People
* Scarborough (surname)
* Earl of Scarbrough
Places Australia
* Scarborough, Western Australia, suburb of Perth
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, on the south west extremity of
Tobago
Tobago, officially the Ward of Tobago, is an List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, island and Regions and municipalities of Trinidad and Tobago, ward within the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. It is located northeast of the larger islan ...
in the nearby the airport.
The lighthouse consist of a square metal tower with gallery and lantern high and has a focalheight of . It is powered by
solar unit
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and emits an alternating
group of four white flashing repeated every 20 seconds visible up to .
See also
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List of lighthouses in Trinidad and Tobago
References
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Lighthouses in Trinidad and Tobago