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__NOTOC__ Built in 1853 it is claimed that the light of Plumb Point Lighthouse has gone out only once since then, during the 1907 earthquake.〔 The stone and cast iron tower with lantern and gallery〔 shows a white light visible for about over the entrance of the eastern navigable channel〔(Plumb Point Lighthouse ), Jamaica National Heritage Trust, 2005.〕 and a red light over the south channel which is visible for .〔(Plumb Point Lighthouse ), Frans Eijgenraam, 2000.〕 The entire lighthouse is painted white and is in the historic Port Royal Protected Area, which the government hopes to develop as a tourist attraction.〔 It is located about east of Port Royal and the entrance to Kingston Harbour.〔 It is maintained by the Port Authority of Jamaica, an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Works.〔 ==See also== *List of lighthouses in Jamaica 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Plumb Point Lighthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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