Suffield Point lighthouse
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LocationKing George Island, Suffield Point, Antarctica Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates62°11′19″S 58°54′24″W / 62.188528°S 58.906778°W / -62.188528; -58.906778
Tower
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionaluminium skeletal tower[1]
Height5 m (16 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare truncated tower[1]
Markingswhite tower and red band[1]
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height52 m (171 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl W 5s Edit this on Wikidata

Suffield Point is the south-west entrance point of Norma Cove, Fildes Peninsula, on King George Island in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica. It was charted in the course of the Discovery Investigations, 1933–35, and named after boatswain William E. Suffield. The site is part of the Fildes Peninsula Antarctic Specially Protected Area (ASPA 125), designated as such because of its paleontological values.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b c List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
  2. ^ "Fildes Peninsula, King George Island" (PDF). Management Plan for Antarctic Specially Protected Area No. 125: Measure 6, Annex. Antarctic Treaty Secretariat. 2009. Retrieved 2013-09-29.

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62°11′39″S 58°55′09″W / 62.19403°S 58.91919°W / -62.19403; -58.91919


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