Sandbore Caye lighthouse is a

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located at the north end of the

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at from

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History

The station on Sandbore Caye was established in 1886 building the first lighthouse formed by a

skeletal tower Skeletal frame light towers are lighthouse towers that have only an open frame. They are commonly built as aids to navigation; most of them are not considered to be lighthouses. However, during the late nineteenth century and the first years of ...

high replaced in 1931 with a similar one higher. The current light has a skeletal square truncated tower with balcony and a focal height of ; it emits a white flash every 10 seconds.

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Picture of Sandbore Caye Lighthouse

Belize Port Authority
Lighthouses in Belize Lighthouses completed in 1904 {{lighthouse-stub

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