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Name: Isla Santa Clara Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Isla El Muerto Light

Nearest Town or City:
Machala, , Ecuador

Location: Island in Gulf of Guayaquil.

Managing Organization:
Departamento de Ayudas a NavegaciĆ³n

Tower Height: 33

Height of Focal Plane: 266

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds, visible for 17 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White concrete skeleton tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1841: White octagonal wooden tower, focal plane height of 230 feet. 1872: White octagonal wooden tower, focal plane height of 256 feet. 1921: White square skeleton iron tower, 46 feet tall, focal plane height of 284 feet.

Date Established: 1841

Date Present Tower Built: ?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

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