Global InformationIlha Rasa Lighthouse information
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| Location | Ilha Rasa |
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| Coordinates | 23°03′50″S 43°08′45″W / 23.063919°S 43.145920°W |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1829 |
| Foundation | stone base |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 26 metres (85 ft)[1] |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern atop a massive square tower |
| Markings | white tower with brown trim |
| Operator | Brazilian Navy |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 101 metres (331 ft)[1] |
| Lens | meso-radial Fresnel lens  |
| Range | white: 51 nautical miles (94 km; 59 mi) red: 45 nautical miles (83 km; 52 mi)[2] |
| Characteristic | Al Fl (2) W (1) R 15s.[2] |
| Brazil no. | BR-2420[1] |
Ilha Rasa Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Ilha Rasa) is an active lighthouse on the namesake island located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) from Guanabara Bay, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southeastern Brazil". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ a b List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.