Isla Grande Lighthouse

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Isla Grande Lighthouse, 1894. Active; focal plane 93 m (305 ft); white flash every 5 s. 26 m (85 ft) steel skeletal tower with central cylinder. Lighthouse painted white. The original 2nd order Barbier & Cie. Fresnel lens from this light is on display at the Museo del Canal in Panama City. The lighthouse is a twin of the Toro Point Light. This is a landfall light for ships arriving at the Panama Canal from the northeast. Located at the highest point of Isla Grande, a resort island off Punta Manzanillo, about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of the Canal entrance. Accessible by a 30 minute walk from the town and from nearby resorts. Site open, tower reported open for climbing. ARLHS PAN-026; Admiralty J6138; NGA 110-16628. -from www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/pan.htm