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Navassa Island Light tower

Navassa Island Light, built for the Windward Passage route, was deactivated in 1996; keepers' housing and fabric have deteriorated with little maintenance on a remote, contested island.

Source Evidence

Heritage Journey

Navassa Island: Abandoned Above the Passage

A remote station deactivated and left to weather

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Identity role

  • Root identityNavassa Island: Abandoned Above the Passage

    Navassa Island Light, built for the Windward Passage route, was deactivated in 1996; keepers' housing and fabric have deteriorated with little maintenance on a remote, contested island.

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  • Historically part of
    Navassa Island Light1917reviewed

    The fabric carries lighthouse/lightship identity LUX-LH-000934.

  • Located at
    Navassa Island1917reviewed

    Navassa Island Light tower is anchored at Navassa Island for this research pilot.

  • Modified
    Navassa Island Light1996reviewed

    Function or custody changed while identity continuity remains the Journey question.

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Attribution

"Navassa Island Light tower" · LUX-ASSET-000679 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000679/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Heritage asset: "Navassa Island Light tower", LUX-ASSET-000679, https://light.lux143.org/heritage-assets/LUX-ASSET-000679/, accessed 2026-08-10, archive v0.24.362.