Georgetown Range Rear Lighthouse
Chance Brothers Lighthouse
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Date of lens manufacture
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Date of lighthouse construction
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Country
Guyana
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Commissioning body
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Order of lens
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Fixed or revolving lens
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Active/Inactive
Active
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Describe the character of light
Q W 1.5s
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Describe the lighthouses daymarks
17 m (56 ft) skeletal tower, painted white, mounted on a square platform supported by piles.
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Which aspects of the lighthouse (other than the lens) were manufactured by Chance brothers
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Describe the history of the lighthouse
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft); white flash every 5 s. 17 m (56 ft) skeletal tower, painted white, mounted on a square platform supported by piles. The front range tower has a focal plane of only 8 m (26 ft). Located on the west side of the entrance to the Demerara River. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed.
See also:
- Georgetown Range Front Lighthouse https://new.opengreenmap.org/browse/sites/62acb594559474010051fdaf?map=6241b7a8d63fa5010056589b
- Georgetown Lighthouse https://new.opengreenmap.org/browse/sites/62acb1d0d65966010005bee3
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Current management body/ ports authority
Guyana Transport and Harbours Department
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Historical preservation societies/manager/operator
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Is the site vulnerable to coastal erosion?
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Have you experienced any affects of climate change on the lighthouse?
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Observations on the condition of the lighthouse?
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Is the site open/closed to the public
Open
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Is the tower open/closed to the public
Closed
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Latitude and Longitude
Longitude -58.184444, Latitude 6.819333
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On-site bookable accommodation available
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Associated web addresses
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Other details
Admiralty J6843.1; NGA 17300.
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Which resources did you use to research this lighthouses?
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