Morant Cays Lighthouse

{{Infobox lighthouse

| location = Breezy Point
Morant Cays
Jamaica

| coordinates = {{coord|17.415559|-75.972068|region:JM-03_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}

| yearlit = 1960s

| construction = metal tower

| shape = tapered cylindrical tower with light{{cite web|url=http://www.trekearth.com/gallery/Central_America/Jamaica/Surrey/Saint_Thomas/Morant_Cays/photo825186.htm|title=The Morant Cays, CasperDuppy, TrekEarth, 2008-01-30|publisher=|accessdate=18 October 2014}}

| marking = tower painted with black and white horizontal bands

| height = {{convert|21|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|23|m|ft}}{{cite rowlett|jam|date=2008-10-20}}

| characteristic = L Fl W 10s.

}}

Morant Cays Lighthouse is {{convert|32|mi|km}} south east of Jamaica on the easternmost point of North-East Cay in the Morant Cays.[http://www.mtw.gov.jm/general_information/reports/TransportStatisticsReport2003_2004.pdf Annual Transport Statistics Report: Jamaica in Figures 2003-2004] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130315174612/http://www.mtw.gov.jm/general_information/reports/TransportStatisticsReport2003_2004.pdf |date=2013-03-15 }}, Ministry of Transport and Works, July 2005. The Morant Cays are administratively part of St Thomas, Jamaica.

The light lists describe it as a framework tower, so the present tower might not be the original lighthouse.

It is maintained by the [http://www.portjam.com/ Port Authority of Jamaica], an agency of the [http://www.mtw.gov.jm/ Ministry of Transport and Works].

See also

{{Portal|Jamaica|Engineering}}

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