List of lighthouses in the Solomon Islands

This is a list of lighthouses in Solomon Islands.[1][2]

Lighthouses

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Name Image Year
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light[2] Focal
height[2]
NGA
number[2]
Admiralty
number[2]
Range
nml[2]
Auki Harbour Lighthouse n/a Auki
8°46′08.2″S 160°42′10.4″E / 8.768944°S 160.702889°E / -8.768944; 160.702889
L Fl WR 5s. 97 metres (318 ft) 10700 K4901 white. 15
red: 12
Cape Esperance Lighthouse n/a Cape Esperance
9°15′12.7″S 159°42′54.0″E / 9.253528°S 159.715000°E / -9.253528; 159.715000
Fl W 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10652 K4932 10
Gizo Island Lighthouse n/a Gizo
8°04′06.0″S 156°50′12.0″E / 8.068333°S 156.836667°E / -8.068333; 156.836667
Fl W 5s. 9 metres (30 ft) 10756 K4893.4 5
Indalilau Islet Lighthouse n/a offshore Nggela Islands
9°11′35.4″S 160°21′39.9″E / 9.193167°S 160.361083°E / -9.193167; 160.361083
Fl (2) W 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10680 K4906 10
Honiara Anchorage Range Front Lighthouse Image n/a Honiara
9°25′53.2″S 159°57′34.0″E / 9.431444°S 159.959444°E / -9.431444; 159.959444
Fl R 5s. 13 metres (43 ft) 10636 K4934 4
Honiara Anchorage Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Honiara
9°26′04.7″S 159°57′18.9″E / 9.434639°S 159.955250°E / -9.434639; 159.955250
Fl G 5s. n/a 10640 K4934.1 4
Kunda Kunda Reef Lighthouse n/a Munda
8°23′00.0″S 157°13′36.0″E / 8.383333°S 157.226667°E / -8.383333; 157.226667 (NGA)
Fl W 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10732 K4896 10
Munda Range Front Lighthouse n/a Munda
8°22′12.0″S 157°13′48.0″E / 8.370000°S 157.230000°E / -8.370000; 157.230000 (NGA)
Fl W 5s. 9 metres (30 ft) 10736 K4896.4 5
Munda Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Munda
8°19′49.9″S 157°14′05.5″E / 8.330528°S 157.234861°E / -8.330528; 157.234861
Fl (3) W 15s. 11 metres (36 ft) 10740 K4896.41 5
Papara Voghoe Point Lighthouse n/a Choiseul Island
4°10′12.0″S 156°52′00.0″E / 4.170000°S 156.866667°E / -4.170000; 156.866667
Fl WRG 10s. 51 metres (167 ft) 10772 K4892 white: 8
red:5
green: 5
Rere Point Lighthouse n/a Mbulo Island
9°34′42.0″S 160°36′48.0″E / 9.578333°S 160.613333°E / -9.578333; 160.613333 (NGA)
Fl W 5s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10608 K4946 5
Russell Islands Lighthouse n/a Russell Islands
8°58′54.5″S 159°14′32.6″E / 8.981806°S 159.242389°E / -8.981806; 159.242389
Fl W 10s. 11 metres (36 ft) 10724 K4920 10
Soghonangola Lighthouse n/a Tulagi
9°07′25.3″S 160°09′22.4″E / 9.123694°S 160.156222°E / -9.123694; 160.156222
Fl (2) R 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10665 K4909 3
South Island Lighthouse n/a New Georgia
8°48′53.7″S 157°45′31.3″E / 8.814917°S 157.758694°E / -8.814917; 157.758694
Fl W 10s. 11 metres (36 ft) 10728 K4898 10
Square Island Lighthouse n/a Guadalcanal Province
9°49′23.6″S 160°54′14.1″E / 9.823222°S 160.903917°E / -9.823222; 160.903917
Fl W 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10584 K4947 10
Taivu Point Lighthouse n/a Guadalcanal Province
9°24′42.0″S 160°21′00.0″E / 9.411667°S 160.350000°E / -9.411667; 160.350000 (NGA)
L Fl (2) W 20s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10616 K4944 5
Tulagi Harbour Range Front Lighthouse n/a Tulagi
9°06′08.3″S 160°10′07.2″E / 9.102306°S 160.168667°E / -9.102306; 160.168667
Fl W 5s. 8 metres (26 ft) 10660 K4908 5
Tulagi Harbour Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Tulagi
9°05′32.4″S 160°10′13.1″E / 9.092333°S 160.170306°E / -9.092333; 160.170306
Fl (2) W 10s. 10 metres (33 ft) 10664 K4908.1 5
Wangalaha Point Lighthouse n/a Makira
10°18′06.8″S 161°35′01.3″E / 10.301889°S 161.583694°E / -10.301889; 161.583694
Fl W 5s. 30 metres (98 ft) 10576 K4947.6 8

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Solomon Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
  2. ^ a b c d e f 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. Retrieved 20 October 2016
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