In order to mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, safe entries to harbors the
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an authorities maintain 650
lighthouses from the boundary to
Peru
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, image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg
, other_symbol = Great Seal of the State
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, national_motto = "Firm and Happy f ...
until the
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...
. Information on these lighthouses is presented in the following separate lists that follow the shoreline from North to South as provided by the United States'
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) is a combat support agency within the United States Department of Defense whose primary mission is collecting, analyzing, and distributing geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) in support of natio ...
(NGA). The NGA lists also 26 Argentine lighthouses in the Beagle Channel zone as part of the Chilean list of lights. This NGA list does, however, not include the lighthouses in the
lakes of Chile
The following is a list of lakes in Chile. It consists of lakes of varying types and origins but the majority of the lakes (especially those in southern Chile) are glacial in origin. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of lan ...
nor any Chilean lighthouses in
Antarctica
Antarctica () is Earth's southernmost and least-populated continent. Situated almost entirely south of the Antarctic Circle and surrounded by the Southern Ocean, it contains the geographic South Pole. Antarctica is the fifth-largest cont ...
(see
List of Antarctic and subantarctic islands).
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From Arica to Caldera (including Easter Island) 87 Lighthouses
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From Huasco to San Antonio 97 Lighthouses
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From Punta Tocopalma to Bahía Corral (including Juan Fernández Islands) 87 Lighthouses
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From Chacao Channel to Dalcahue Channel 87 Lighthouses
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From Gulf of Corcovado to Darwin Channel 76 Lighthouses
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From Messier Channel to Smyth Channel 90 Lighthouses
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From Strait of Magellan to Paso Picton 105 Lighthouses
Content
Information is tabulated in seven columns as follows:
*Numbers assigned to each light, RACON or RAMARK by NGA and
Admiralty
Admiralty most often refers to:
*Admiralty, Hong Kong
*Admiralty (United Kingdom), military department in command of the Royal Navy from 1707 to 1964
*The rank of admiral
*Admiralty law
Admiralty can also refer to:
Buildings
* Admiralty, Traf ...
. RACONs and RAMARKs located at a light are listed with the light. Those not located at a light are assigned separate numbers.
*Name and descriptive location of the light or buoy, RACON or RAMARK. This column is intended to describe the location of the navigational aid and to distinguish it from others in proximity. They can indicate the following: Lights intended for landfall or having a visibility (range) of 15 miles or more; Floating aids; Lightships and LANBYs; All other lights not mentioned above.
*Latitude and longitude (approx.) of a navigational aid to the nearest tenth of a minute, intended to facilitate chart orientation (use column 2 and the appropriate chart for precise positioning).
*Characteristics of light, buoy, RACON or RAMARK characteristic (see Characteristics of Lights chart for explanation of lights).
*Height of light in feet and in meter, and range, the distance, expressed in nautical miles, that a light can be seen in clear weather or that a RACON or RAMARK can be received.
*Description of the structure
*Height of the structure in feet
*Remarks–sectors, fog signals, radar reflectors, minor lights close by, radiobeacons, storm signals, signal stations, radio direction finders, and other pertinent information.
See also
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Lists of lighthouses
This article contains links to lists of lighthouses around the world. According to ''Lighthouse Directory'', there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide.
Africa
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Lighthouses in Chile
Chile has a large and intricate coastline of 4000 km with myriads of islands, islets, straits, bays, and fjords.
Moreover, three waterways between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean, namely the Strait of Magellan, the Beagle Channel an ...
References
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External links
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Lighthouses in Chile
Lighthouses
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mar ...