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South Pass Light
South Pass Light, Port Eads, Louisiana, in 1945
Map
LocationPlaquemines Parish
Coordinates29°00′55″N 89°10′01″W / 29.01524°N 89.16685°W / 29.01524; -89.16685
Tower
Constructed1832 (First)
1842 (Second)
1848 (Third)
1881 (Current)
Automated1971
Height35 m (115 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapeskeletal tower with circular house at base
MarkingsWhite with black lantern
Light
First lit1881 (Current)
Focal height33 m (108 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
LensDCB-224
Range14 nmi (26 km; 16 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(5) W 60s Edit this on Wikidata

The South Pass Light, also known as the Port Eads Lighthouse[1][Note 1] South Point Light, or Gordon's Island Light, are a pair of lighthouses located on Gordon's Island at South Pass, in Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana (USA), one of the primary entrances to the Mississippi River Delta from the Gulf of Mexico. The light station was established in 1831 and is still active.

  1. ^ South Pass Range Lighthouses, also called the "Port Eads Lighthouse".


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