List of lighthouses in Papua New Guinea

This is a list of lighthouses in Papua New Guinea.[1][2][3]

Lighthouses

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Name Image Year
built
Location & coordinates Class of Light Focal
height
NGA
number
Admiralty
number
Range
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Abligini Island Lighthouse n/a New Britain
6°18′20.3″S 150°04′33.0″E / 6.305639°S 150.075833°E / -6.305639; 150.075833
Fl W 10s. 103 metres (338 ft) 10890 K3506.5 10
Adele Island Lighthouse n/a Louisiade Archipelago
11°26′53.7″S 154°23′51.7″E / 11.448250°S 154.397694°E / -11.448250; 154.397694
Fl W 8s. 43 metres (141 ft) 26284 K3450.5 16
Alim Island Lighthouse n/a Admiralty Islands
2°53′39.5″S 147°03′26.1″E / 2.894306°S 147.057250°E / -2.894306; 147.057250
Fl W 5s. 32 metres (105 ft) 10928 K3476 10
Ava Point Lighthouse n/a Morobe Province
10°34′10.8″S 149°52′47.2″E / 10.569667°S 149.879778°E / -10.569667; 149.879778
Fl W 12s. 188 metres (617 ft) 26320 K3456.5 10
Basilisk Passage Lighthouse Image Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine n/a Port Moresby
9°32′20.2″S 147°08′02.1″E / 9.538944°S 147.133917°E / -9.538944; 147.133917
Fl W 5s. 9 metres (30 ft) 26352 K3458 10
Basilisk Passage Range Front Lighthouse n/a Port Moresby
9°29′53.3″S 147°11′06.2″E / 9.498139°S 147.185056°E / -9.498139; 147.185056
Oc W 4s. 38 metres (125 ft) 26360 K3459 18
Basilisk Passage Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Port Moresby
9°29′47.3″S 147°11′19.3″E / 9.496472°S 147.188694°E / -9.496472; 147.188694
Oc W 6s. 90 metres (300 ft) 26364 K3459.1 10
Boera Head Lightouse Image Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine n/a Port Moresby
9°23′22.9″S 147°00′51.1″E / 9.389694°S 147.014194°E / -9.389694; 147.014194
Fl W 2.5s. 33 metres (108 ft) 26392 K3563.8 10
Bomatu Point Lighthouse n/a Trobriand Islands
8°24′19.9″S 151°06′46.5″E / 8.405528°S 151.112917°E / -8.405528; 151.112917
Fl (3) W 15s. 31 metres (102 ft) 26416 K3436 10
Bonarua Island Lighthouse n/a Bonarua Hili Hili Island
10°45′18.0″S 150°22′54.0″E / 10.755000°S 150.381667°E / -10.755000; 150.381667 (NGA)
Fl (3) W 15s. 209 metres (686 ft) 26316 K3456 10
Bright Island Lighthouse n/a Engineer Islands
10°32′01.2″S 151°12′45.5″E / 10.533667°S 151.212639°E / -10.533667; 151.212639
Fl W 2.5s. 16 metres (52 ft) 26292 K3444 10
Cape Concordia Lighthouse n/a Vanimo
2°40′22.6″S 141°18′15.8″E / 2.672944°S 141.304389°E / -2.672944; 141.304389
Fl W 5s. 68 metres (223 ft) 26130 K3400 10
Cape Cretin Lighthouse n/a Nussing Island
~6°39′20.1″S 147°51′34.0″E / 6.655583°S 147.859444°E / -6.655583; 147.859444
Fl W 6s. 21 metres (69 ft) 26188 K3406 10
Cape Croisilles n/a Madang Province
4°50′51.8″S 145°48′17.1″E / 4.847722°S 145.804750°E / -4.847722; 145.804750
Fl (2) W 6s. 22 metres (72 ft) 26160 K3401.8 10
Cape Gerhard n/a Morobe Province
6°44′48.7″S 147°34′37.9″E / 6.746861°S 147.577194°E / -6.746861; 147.577194
Fl (3) W 12s. 22 metres (72 ft) 26192 K3408 10
Cape Gourdon Lighthouse n/a Madang Province
4°23′09.3″S 145°19′20.0″E / 4.385917°S 145.322222°E / -4.385917; 145.322222
Fl (3) W 9s. 15 metres (49 ft) 26156 K3401.6 10
Cape Hollman n/a West New Britain Province
4°59′30.0″S 150°07′18.0″E / 4.991667°S 150.121667°E / -4.991667; 150.121667
Fl W 6s. 8 metres (26 ft) 10880 K3484 10
Cape Lambert Lighthouse n/a 4°05′30.0″S 151°31′12.0″E / 4.091667°S 151.520000°E / -4.091667; 151.520000 Fl (3) W 15s. 20 metres (66 ft) 10864 K3492 10
Cape L'Averdy Lighthouse n/a Bougainville Island
5°32′29.0″S 155°03′52.8″E / 5.541389°S 155.064667°E / -5.541389; 155.064667
Fl W 6s. 25 metres (82 ft) 10824 K4884 15
Cape Moem Lighthouse n/a Wewak
3°33′04.3″S 143°42′07.9″E / 3.551194°S 143.702194°E / -3.551194; 143.702194
Fl G 5s. 8 metres (26 ft) 26142 K3400.6 4
Cape Oxford Lighthouse n/a East New Britain Province
5°26′43.5″S 152°05′02.5″E / 5.445417°S 152.084028°E / -5.445417; 152.084028
Fl (3) W 15s. 94 metres (308 ft) 10892 K3506 10
Cape St. George Lighthouse n/a New Ireland Province
4°50′54.0″S 152°52′36.0″E / 4.848333°S 152.876667°E / -4.848333; 152.876667
Fl W 5s. 101 metres (331 ft) 10896 K3514 10
Cape Tawui Lighthouse n/a New Britain
4°08′09.7″S 152°10′11.6″E / 4.136028°S 152.169889°E / -4.136028; 152.169889
Fl W 7.5s. 47 metres (154 ft) 10852 K3494 18
Coast Watchers Lighthouse   1959 Madang
5°12′44.6″S 145°48′53.4″E / 5.212389°S 145.814833°E / -5.212389; 145.814833
Fl W 15s. 28 metres (92 ft) 26172 K3402 12
Condor Point Lighthouse n/a Madang Province
4°07′08.2″S 144°51′44.5″E / 4.118944°S 144.862361°E / -4.118944; 144.862361
Fl (2) W 8s. 15 metres (49 ft) 26152 K3401.4 10
Hood Point Lighthouse Image n/a Central Province
10°06′12.0″S 147°43′36.6″E / 10.103333°S 147.726833°E / -10.103333; 147.726833
Q (2) W 8s. 8 metres (26 ft) 26348 K3457 10
Hospital Hill Lighthouse n/a Arawa
6°13′44.3″S 155°34′22.4″E / 6.228972°S 155.572889°E / -6.228972; 155.572889
Fl W 5s. 87 metres (285 ft) 10812 K4884.5 n/a
Idihi Island Lighthouse
 
Lighthouse at Idihi Island, Papua New Guinea
n/a Port Moresby
9°25′39.0″S 146°53′00.3″E / 9.427500°S 146.883417°E / -9.427500; 146.883417
Fl (2) W 5s. 23 metres (75 ft) 26384 K3464 10
Ipoteto Island Lighthouse n/a Morobe Province
9°37′45.2″S 150°01′24.0″E / 9.629222°S 150.023333°E / -9.629222; 150.023333
Fl (2) W 8s. 23 metres (75 ft) 26260 K3432 10
Jomard Islands Lighthouse n/a Jomard Islands
11°15′19.1″S 152°08′08.3″E / 11.255306°S 152.135639°E / -11.255306; 152.135639
Fl W 10s. 24 metres (79 ft) 26276 K3450.3 10
Kegawam Island Lighthouse n/a Engineer Islands
10°21′13.7″S 151°23′06.6″E / 10.353806°S 151.385167°E / -10.353806; 151.385167
Fl W 6s. 8 metres (26 ft) 26264 K3438 10
Kiau Point Lighthouse n/a 5°12′13.3″S 147°05′33.2″E / 5.203694°S 147.092556°E / -5.203694; 147.092556 Fl W 5s. 23 metres (75 ft) 10888 K3478 10
Kimbe Bay No 12 Lighthouse n/a Kimbe Bay
5°16′32.0″S 150°57′51.0″E / 5.275556°S 150.964167°E / -5.275556; 150.964167
Fl (2) W 10s. 13 metres (43 ft) 10871.7 K3490.32 10
Kitava Island Lighthouse n/a Trobriand Islands
8°38′43.4″S 151°19′52.6″E / 8.645389°S 151.331278°E / -8.645389; 151.331278
Fl W 7.5s. 107 metres (351 ft) 26420 K3437 10
Lunn Island Lighthouse Image n/a Lunn Island
10°47′12.6″S 152°00′26.2″E / 10.786833°S 152.007278°E / -10.786833; 152.007278
Fl W 4s. 15 metres (49 ft) 26272 K3449 15
Mait Island Lighthouse n/a New Ireland Province
3°00′03.7″S 150°43′35.7″E / 3.001028°S 150.726583°E / -3.001028; 150.726583
Fl W 10s. 79 metres (259 ft) 10900 K3512 10
Madehas Island Lighthouse n/a Buka Island
5°27′37.4″S 154°38′03.7″E / 5.460389°S 154.634361°E / -5.460389; 154.634361
Fl W 10s. 137 metres (449 ft) 10828 K4883 16
Oro Bay Range Front Lighthouse n/a Oro Province
8°54′10.9″S 148°28′22.6″E / 8.903028°S 148.472944°E / -8.903028; 148.472944
Fl W 3s. 119 metres (390 ft) 26220 K3424 18
Oro Bay Range Rear Lighthouse n/a Oro Province
8°54′15.1″S 148°28′14.8″E / 8.904194°S 148.470778°E / -8.904194; 148.470778
Fl W 10s. 133 metres (436 ft) 26224 K3424.1 18
Otua Islet Lighthouse n/a Bougainville Island
6°27′31.1″S 155°58′25.9″E / 6.458639°S 155.973861°E / -6.458639; 155.973861
Fl W 5s. 26 metres (85 ft) 10788 K4886 14
Rabaul Range Front Lighthouse Image n/a Rabaul
4°11′56.5″S 150°10′07.6″E / 4.199028°S 150.168778°E / -4.199028; 150.168778
Fl W 2s. 28 metres (92 ft) 10844 K3498 10
Rabaul Range Rear Lighthouse Image Archived 2016-03-07 at the Wayback Machine n/a Rabaul
4°11′42.0″S 150°10′06.0″E / 4.195000°S 150.168333°E / -4.195000; 150.168333 (NGA)
Fl W 5s. 38 metres (125 ft) 10848 K3498.1 7
Rothery Passage Lighthouse n/a Central Province
10°21′04.1″S 148°41′27.8″E / 10.351139°S 148.691056°E / -10.351139; 148.691056
Fl (3) W 15s. 22 metres (72 ft) 26344 K3456.7 10
Seeadler Harbor Lighthouse Image n/a Seeadler Harbor
1°57′37.8″S 147°19′03.5″E / 1.960500°S 147.317639°E / -1.960500; 147.317639
Fl (4) W 16s. 27 metres (89 ft) 10916 K3507 10
Spear Island Lighthouse Image n/a Oro Province
8°59′22.4″S 149°08′16.7″E / 8.989556°S 149.137972°E / -8.989556; 149.137972
Fl W 6s. 19 metres (62 ft) 26228 K3426 10
Steffan Strait Lighthouse n/a New Ireland Province
2°42′29.3″S 150°36′48.6″E / 2.708139°S 150.613500°E / -2.708139; 150.613500
Fl (2) W 8s. 13 metres (43 ft) 10904 K3511 10
Strathord Islands Lighthouse n/a Strathord Islands
10°13′19.6″S 151°51′59.4″E / 10.222111°S 151.866500°E / -10.222111; 151.866500
Fl (3) W 12s. 8 metres (26 ft) 26296 K3448 10
Weka Una Rock Lighthouse Image n/a Morobe Province
10°36′10.3″S 150°36′38.2″E / 10.602861°S 150.610611°E / -10.602861; 150.610611
Fl (2) W 8s. 10 metres (33 ft) 26324 K3455 10
Yule Island Lighthouse n/a Yule Island
8°49′37.5″S 146°32′03.3″E / 8.827083°S 146.534250°E / -8.827083; 146.534250
Fl (3) W 15s. 54 metres (177 ft) 26400 K3465 8

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Papua New Guinea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  2. ^ 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 26 October 2016
  3. ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112: Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 26 October 2016
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