Morant Cays Lighthouse
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Morant Cays Lighthouse is 32 miles (51.5 km) south east of Jamaica
on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays
. The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas
, Jamaica.
The light lists describe it as a framework tower, so the present tower (as seen in the photograph) might not be the original lighthouse.
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays
Morant Cays
Morant Cays is an offshore island group 51 km SSE off Morant Point, Jamaica. They are one of two offshore island groups belonging to Jamaica, the other ones being the Pedro Cays...
. The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas
Saint Thomas Parish, Jamaica
Saint Thomas is a suburban parish that is situated at the south eastern end of Jamaica, in the county of Surrey. It is the birth place of The right Honorable Paul Bogle, one of Jamaica's seven National Heroes...
, Jamaica.
The light lists describe it as a framework tower, so the present tower (as seen in the photograph) might not be the original lighthouse.
It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.