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Location | Ilha da Moela Guarujá Brazil |
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Coordinates | 24°03′02″S 46°15′48″W / 24.05056°S 46.26333°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1830 (first) |
Foundation | masonry base |
Construction | masonry tower |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) (current) 9.5 metres (31 ft) (first)[1] |
Shape | large cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Power source | diesel engine ![]() |
Operator | Brazilian Navy |
Light | |
First lit | 1895 (current) |
Deactivated | 1895 (first) |
Focal height | 110 metres (360 ft) (current)[2] 102 metres (335 ft) (first) |
Range | white: 40 nautical miles (74 km; 46 mi) (current) red: 39 nautical miles (72 km; 45 mi) (current)[2] 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) (first) |
Characteristic | Al Oc WR 60s.[2] |
Brazil no. | BR-3288[1] |
Ilha da Moela Lighthouse (Portuguese: Farol da Ilha da Moela) is an active lighthouse on the namesake island 1.84 kilometres (1.14 mi) from Ponta do Munduba at the entrance of Santos Bay, Brazil. Ilha da Moela Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse on the State of São Paulo coast and the entire island is a Brazilian Navy base.