Lighthouse Explorer Database ... Pointe Salines ...

01/14/05 7:44 PM

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Name: Pointe Salines Light

Also known as: Point Saline Light

Nearest Town or City:
Grand Anse, Grenada

Location: Southwest tip of the island of Grenada.

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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand

Tower Height: 3

Height of Focal Plane: 95

Characteristic and Range: Quick flashing white, 9 times every 15 seconds, range 7 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Light on small hut.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1904: Lantern on an iron column with adjacent dwelling, height 28 feet, focal plane 120 feet. 1932: 50-foot tall, light brown stone tower next to a light grey dwelling with a red roof, with the light at 137 feet; destroyed circa 1980.

Date Established: 1904

Date Present Tower Built: c. 1980?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.