Punta Maisí Lighthouse is a
Cuba
Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...
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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.
Ligh ...
located in
Maisí
Maisí is a municipality and town in the Guantánamo Province of Cuba. Its administrative seat is located in the town of La Máquina.
Geography
The easternmost point of Cuba, ''Punta Maisí'' (called "Baitiquiri" by the Taino in pre-colonial ti ...
, a municipality of
Guantánamo Province
Guantánamo is the easternmost province of Cuba. Its capital is also called Guantánamo. Other towns include Baracoa. The province has the only land border of the U.S. Navy base at Guantánamo Bay.
Overview
Guantánamo's architecture and cultu ...
. It lies in
Cape Maisí
Cape Maisí or Cape Maysí is a headland, cape at the eastern extremity of Cuba, projecting into the Windward Passage.''Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary, Third Edition'', p. 691. It lies in the municipality of Maisí, Guantánamo Province ...
, the easternmost point of Cuba.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Cuba
This is a list of lighthouses in Cuba.
Lighthouses
See also
* Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
External links
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Lighthouses in Cuba,
Lists of lighthouses, Cuba
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Cabo San Antonio Lighthouse, the westernmost in Cuba
References
Lighthouses in Cuba
Buildings and structures in Guantánamo Province
Lighthouses completed in 1862
19th-century architecture in Cuba
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