Lighthouses of Indonesia: Northeastern Sundas

The Republic of Indonesia has been independent since 1945, after having been the Dutch East Indies for more than 350 years. It is a huge country, stretching along both sides of the Equator for more than 46 degrees of longitude (roughly 5100 km or 3200 miles). Comprised of some 17,000 islands (more than 6000 inhabited islands), it has hundreds of major aids to navigation.

The island arc that begins in the west with the major islands of Sumatra and Java continues eastward through a chain of smaller islands known in English as the Lesser Sunda Islands and in Indonesian as the Nusa Tenggara ("Southeastern Islands"). From west to east, the major Lesser Sunda Islands are Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba, Flores, and Timor.

Indonesia is divided into 38 provinces (provinsi) and the provinces are subdivided into county units called regencies (kabupaten). This page includes lighthouses of the "northern group" of regencies in East Nusa Tenggara (Nusa Tenggara Timur) Province. This area includes the islands of Komodo, Flores, Solor, Adonara, Lembata, Pantar, and Alor.

More than 700 languages are spoken in Indonesia. The official national language, Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), was standardized from a form of Malay that served as a lingua franca across the archipelago. In Indonesian a lighthouse is a mercusuar or a menara suar. Tanjung is a cape, ujung is a headland or point of land, bukit is a hill, sungai is a river, kuala or muara is an estuary or river mouth, pulau is an island, karang is a reef, batu is a rock, laut is a sea, selat is a strait, teluk is a bay, pelabuhan is a harbor, and labuhan is a port. It's also worth knowing that the word for an island is nusa in Balinese and gili in the Sasak language spoken on Lombok and in western Sumbawa.

Aids to navigation in Indonesia are operated and maintained by the Directorate of Marine Navigation within the Directorate General of Sea Transportation

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume Q of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

General Sources
World of Lighthouses - Indonesia
Photos by various photographers available from Lightphotos.net.
Online List of Lights - Indonesia
Photos by various photographers posted by Alexander Trabas.
Navionics Charts
Navigation chart for Indonesia.
Ende Light
Ende Light, Flores, August 2011
Flickr photo copyright Juan Carlos Marín; used by permission

Komodo Lighthouses

West Manggarai Regency: Komodo Lighthouses
Famous as a home of the Komodo dragon, the world's largest lizard, Komodo is a rather small, very rugged island between Sumbawa and Flores. The human population is quite small, about 2000 (roughly equal to the number of dragons). The island is protected as the Komodo National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Komodo (Tanjung Langkai) (3?)
Date unknown (2020?). Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); two quick white flashes every 5 s. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The Admiralty reported this lighthouse as "temporarily destroyed" in 2010, so it was probably being replaced at that time. In 2020 a new listing raised the focal plane by 10 m, suggesting that a third lighthouse may have been constructed. Located on a steep promontory at the southwestern tip of Komodo, marking the entrance to the Sape Strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1315; NGA 25626.
Gililawa Laut
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 3 s. Described only as a white beacon. No photo available and the light has not been located in Google's satellite view. Located on the northeastern tip of Gililawa Laut, an island off the northeastern tip of Komodo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1315.5; NGA 25628.3.

Flores West and North Coast Lighthouses

Flores is a long and narrow island, about 360 km (225 mi) long. Komodo and Sumbawa lie to the west across the Sape Strait. The island's colonial history is complicated. Eastern Flores was a Portuguese colony until 1851, and western Flores was long held by the Sultanate of Bima on eastern Sumbawa. The Dutch did not eastablish full control of the island until the eaarly 1900s. Today Flores has a population of more than 1.9 million. The eight regencies of Flores all span the narrow island, with lighthouses on both the north and south coast.

West Manggarai Regency (Labuan Bajo Area) Lighthouses
* Labuan Bajo Pier (2)
2020. Active; focal plane about 35 m (115 ft); two white flashes every 3 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) octagonal white concrete tower with lantern and two galleries. A portion of Bache Bara's April 2022 photo is at right, Al Amin Auzu has a 2023 photo, and Google has a satellite view. This lighthouse replaced a 16 m (52 ft) round barbell-shaped fiberglass tower colored blue. The earlier lighthouse is near the right of M. Yusuf's 2017 photo of the harbor and Google has a 2017 street view. Labuhan Bajo is the principal ferry port for western Flores. The new lighthouse is part of a major redevopment of the waterfront. Located on the waterfront at Labuan Bajo, the principal port at the west end of Flores. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1329.2.
Labuhan (Labuan) Bajo North (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); white flash every 2.5 s. 10 m (33 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. M. Yusuf has a 2017 photo, the light is centered in Restanto Eko's view of the waterfront, and Google has a street view, but it's hard to spot the tower in Google's satellite view. Located near the northern end of the Labuan Bajo waterfront. Site open, tower closed. ID-4286; Admiralty Q1329.3.
Pulau Sabolon (Saboloh, Sabolan) Kecil (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. Approx. 10 m (33 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an islet about 15 km (9 mi) northwest of Labuan Bajo. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1329; NGA 25628.5.
Wae Kelambu
2021. Active; focal plane about 28 m (92 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) octagonal white concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Rusdi Hen has a photo and a view from the sea and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. This lighthouse guides ships to a new port that faces north on Teluk Rangkoh about 8 km (5 mi) northeast of Labuan Bajo. The new port will handle commercial traffic including containerships, freeing the traditional port for ferries and cruise ships. Site and tower closed. Site manager: Pelindo (Terminal Multipurpose Wae Kelambu). Not listed by the Admiralty.

Manggarai Regency Lighthouses
Toro Besi (Tanjung Besi)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) round fiberglass tower with gallery colored white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the northernmost point of Flores, about 10 km (6 mi) northwest of Reo. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1329.5; NGA 25629.

Labuhan Bajo Light, Flores, April 2022
Google Maps photo by Bache Bara
Reo Depot Pertamina
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) square skeletal tower at least partially enclosed by white panels. A 2023 sunset photo is available and this light is below left of center in Perwira Dinata's aerial photo. Google has a satellite view. NGA has this light confused with a smaller light. Located in the Pertamina oil terminal on the northwest side of Reo. Site and tower closed. Admiralty Q1330.25; NGA 25629.4.
* Reo (1)
Date unknown. Inactive since 2017. 11 m (36 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery. Google has a 2022 street view showing the old and new Reo lights. Located close to the new light (next rentry).
* Reo (2)
2017. Active; focal plane about 18 m (59 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 16 m (52 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery. A good 2019 photo is available, Saferius Desantos has a 2018 photo, Ib San has a 2021 view from a pier, Perwira Dinata has a 2019 aerial photo, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The light is listed with focal plane 12 m (39 ft); that data was for the old light. Located on the waterfront at Reo. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1330; NGA 25629.2.

Nagekeo Regency Lighthouse
* Marapokot (3)
2021. Active; focal plane about 26 m (85 ft); white flash every 3 s). Approx. 24 m (79 ft) octagonal white concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern roof is red. The second lighthouse was an approx. 15 m (49 ft) square skeletal tower. Alfanzha Lagranaldi has the June 2021 photo at right showing both towers and Arif Taha Uji has a July 2020 photo of the new lighthouse under construction. Patrix Djaga has a distant 2016 view of the original tower and Google has a 2016 street view but Google's satellite view shows that the old tower has been removed. NGA misspells the name as Marapoko. Located on the quay at Marapokot. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1331.5; NGA 25630.
* Marapokot (1)
Date unknwn. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square skeletal tower. Google has a distant 2016 street view and a satellite view. Located adjacent to the ferry terminal on the east pier of Marapokot. Site open, tower closed.

Ende Regency Lighthouse
Tanjung Karterbileh
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 127 m (417 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available, but Google's satellite view reveals a substantial square white skeletal tower with small associated buildings. Located on a very prominent cape in northeastern Flores, about 5 km (3 mi) northwest of Waka. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1332; NGA 25631.

New and old Marapokot Lights, Marapokot, June 2021
Google Maps photo by Alfanzha Lagranaldi

Sikka Regency (Maumere Area) Lighthouses
Maumere, in northeastern Flores, is the largest town on the island and the capital of Sikka Regency. It has a population of about 90,000.
Gosong Unjuran
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); green flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square green skeletal tower mounted on a square platform supported by piles. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. The approach to Maumere is between this light and the next one. Located on the east end of a shoal about 18 km (11 mi) northwest of Maumere. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1334.5; NGA 25639.
Gosong Boni
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 15 m (49 ft); red flash every 6 s. 15 m (49 ft) square red skeletal tower mounted on a square platform supported by piles. Trabas has a distant photo by Günther Hess and Bing has a distant satellite view. Located on the southwest side of a reef about 10 km (6 mi) southwest of Pulau Pamana Besar. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1334; NGA 25639.5.
* Pelabuhan Wuring
2015 (?). Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); six white flashes every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) square white skeletal tower. A March 2017 photo is available and Google has a 2016 street view and a satellite view. Located on the quay at Wuring, a port on the north side of Maumere. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1334.6.
* Maumere Pierhead (2?)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); continuous red light. 9 m (30 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. Lightphotos.net has a closeup photo, Trabas has a view from the sea by Günther Hess, Nar Sunbanu has a 2021 photo, Anita Sawaluddin has a 2017 photo, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. A closeup partial photo shows the base of the lighthouse after the devastating earthquake and tsunami of 12 December 1992, which killed 1490 people in Maumere. Located on the ferry pier at Maumere (ferries from here sail for Kupang, Timor). Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1334.7.
Teluk Maumere
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 110 m (361 ft); three white flashes every 20 s. 40 m (131 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery. Lantern painted red. Google has a street view (also seen at right) and a satellite view. Located on a hillside, behind a cemetery, in Maumere. Site status unknown although the tower is easy to see from a distance. ARLHS IDO-338; Admiralty Q1335; NGA 25639.3.
Maumere Fuel Depot
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 10 m (33 ft); white flash every 3 s. 10 m (33 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located at an oil terminal about 5 km (3 mi) east of Maumere. Site and tower closed. Admiralty Q1335.5.

Teluk Maumere Light, Maumere, September 2019
Google Maps street view
* Kewa Pante (Runut)
Date unknown (around 2020). Active; focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square white skeletal tower. Burhanuddin Athaya has a 2023 photo, a 2022 photo is available, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located at a ferry terminal in Runut, about 20 km (13 mi) east of Maumere. Site open, tower closed. Not listed by the Admiralty.

Flores East and South Coast Lighthouses

East Flores Regency (Flores Strait) Lighthouses
The Flores Strait begins in the north with a very narrow passage, called the Larantuka Narrows, separating Flores and Adonara. At the southern end a somewhat wider passage separates Flores from Solor.
Pulau Sarbete (Tanjung Mas)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 40 m (131 ft); white flash every 5 s. 15 m (49 ft) square skeletal tower mounted atop a building. No photo available, but Bing has an indistinct satellite view. Located on an island embedded in a large complex of reefs about 15 km (9 mi) north of the entrance to the Flores Strait. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1341.6 NGA 25650.
* Tanjung Sarbete (2)
Date unknown (2009?). Active; focal plane 32 m (102 ft); white flash every 5 s. 30 m (98 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. Google has an indistinct satellite view and a street view through trees. This light guides vessels approaching Larantuka through the Narrows; the Narrows here is about 600 m (3/8 mi) wide. The earlier tower was only 15 m (49 ft) high. Located about 6 km (3.5 mi) northeast of the Larantuka waterfront. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1341; NGA 25648.
* Larantuka (1)
Date unknown. Inactive. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower; lantern and gallery removed. Hotma Hutapea has a view from the sea and Google has a 2016 street view. This tower is also seen in Janet Joko's May 2019 photo and Simon Nany's 2022 photo at right; it may eventually be removed. A city of about 40,000 residents, Larantuka is the regency capital; it was a Portuguese colony until the Dutch purchased it in 1851. Located on the waterfront in Larantuka. Site open, tower closed.
* Larantuka (2)
2019. Active; focal plane about 27 m (89 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Simon Nany's 2022 photo is at right, Janet Joko has a 2019 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the waterfront in Larantuka. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1340; NGA 25640.
Larantuka Fuel Terminal
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 12 m (39 ft) square white skeletal tower. The light is at the right edge of Maximiano Kumanireng's 2023 photo and Bing has a satellite view. Located at a fuel terminal on Teluk Oka (Oka Bay) about 9 km (6 mi) east of Larantuka. Site and tower closed. Admiralty Q1340.5; NGA 25644.
Pulau Lobetobi (Nusa Lobetobi)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 45 m (148 ft); one quick white flash every 1 s. 15 m (49 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. Alfah Maulana has a distant view from the sea and Google has a satellite view. Located on a tiny island in the center of the southern entrance to the Flores Strait, off the southeastern tip of Flores. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1339; NGA 25642.


Larantuka Light, East Flores, July 2022
Google Maps photo by Simon Nany


Ende Regency Lighthouses
* Ipi (IPPI Port) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 22 m (72 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) octagonal concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Bojhand Bhanda's 2019 photo is at right, a 2018 photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the quay at the newer Ipi port on the east side of Ende. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1337.8.
* Ende
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 43 m (141 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 38 m (125 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Juan Carlos Marín's photo is at the top of this page, Yusron Efendi has a 2017 evening photo, Decky Novian Saputra has a 2020 photo, Rowan Castle has a view from the sea, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. The regency capital of Ende is the second largest town of Flores; it has about 90,000 residents and a port facing the Savu Sea on the southern coast of the island. Located at the main, T-shaped quay on the Ende waterfront. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1337; NGA 25632.

Ngada Regency Lighthouse
* Maumbawa
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 25 m (82 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 18 m (59 ft) square white skeletal tower mounted on a 1-story concrete base. Maksimilianus Sole has a 2022 photo and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on a headland sheltering the harbor of Maumbawa, a small port about 50 km (30 mi) east of Teluk Aimere. Site open, tower closed. Not listed by the Admiralty.

Ipi Light, Ende, February 2019
Google Maps photo by Bojhand Bhanda

East Manggarai Regency Lighthouses
* Pelabuhan Aimere
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 20 m (66 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) square white skeletal tower. Devdatta Mulay has a 2023 photo, Sylvester Dueloke has a distant view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located on the waterfront at Waiwole, a new harbor at the west end of Aimere Bay. Site open, tower closed. Not listed by the Admiralty.
* Teluk Aimere (Waiwole)
2017. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); six quick white flashes every 15 s. 30 m (98 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view and a 2016 street view that shows the tower under construction. Located on the waterfront at Waiwole, a new harbor at the west end of Aimere Bay. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1331.
Mberung (Mborong)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white flash every 1.5 s. 10 m (33 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery. Google has a street view and a satellite view. Located just off the beach at Mborong. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1330.4; NGA 25629.7.

Manggarai Regency Lighthouse
Pulau Gelinta (Pulau Mules)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); quick-flashing white light. 20 m (66 ft) octagonal white concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Fauzan Janfo's photo is at right, Roi Hosnan has a photo, a 2015 photo (2/3 the way down the page) is available, and Google has a satellite view. This light and the Tanjung Sasar Light on Sumba frame the narrowest passage of the Sumba Strait. Located on the south side of Pulau Mules, a small island just off the southwestern coast of Flores. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1330.3.

Pulau Gelinta Light, Manggarai Regency, July 2020
Google Maps photo by Fauzan Janfo

Solor Islands Lighthouses

The Solor Islands lie to the east of Flores, across the narrow Flores Strait. Solor, Adonara, and Lembata are the largest of the islands.

East Flores Regency: Solor Lighthouses
Tanjung Lawawolo (Tanah Lein, Pulau Solor)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 23 m (75 ft); quick-flashing white light. Approx. 13 m (43 ft) white barbell-shaped tower mounted on a square base. Andre Toron has a 2022 photo and Google has a satellite view. Located on the southwestern tip of Solor, the southernmost of the Solor Islands, marking the southern entrance to the Flores Strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1339.5; NGA 25643.
* Pelabuhan Menanga
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 12 m (39 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) round barbell-shaped fiberglass tower colored blue. Adolina Teryola has a 2021 photo and Muhammad Iqbal has a more distant view, but a label hides the tower in Google's satellite view. Located on the ferry quay in Menanga, the principal port on the north coast of Solor. Not listed by the Admiralty.

East Flores Regency: Adonara Lighthouses
* Waiwerang (Wai Werang, Pulau Adonara) (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 18 m (59 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) square white skeletal tower. Cerita Mama Koe has a 2021 photo, the tower is just to the left of the ship in Frans Kia Ose's photo, Harley Matair has a 2021 drone view and Google has an indistinct satellite view. NGA lists a much smaller tower. Adonara is the second largest of the Solor Islands and lies between Flores and Lembata; it has a population of about 125,000. Located at the ferry terminal in Waiwerang, on the south coast of Adonara. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1342; NGA 25652.
* Dermaga Sada
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 16 m (52 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) square white skeletal tower. The tower is centered in M.G. Naya's photo and is in trees on the right in Simplisius Chandrikia's photo but the tower is hard to distinguish in Google's satellite view. Located at a ferry terminal on the east end of Adonara; the ferries cross the Boling Strait to Lembata. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1342.3.

Lembata Regency Lighthouses
Lembata is the easternmost and largest of the Solor Islands. The island is about 80 km (50 mi) long and up to 30 km (19 mi) wide; it has a population of about 135,000.
* Lewoleba (Tanjung Leba-Leba)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); nine quick white flashes every 15 s. 25 m (82 ft) square white skeletal tower. Andy Bona has a closeup photo and Google has a street view (also seen at right) and a fuzzy satellite view. Lewoleba, the capital of Lembata Regency, is on the northwest coast of Lembata facing Lewoleba Bay. The Admiralty calls it Leba-Leba. Located on the waterfront at Lewoleba. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1342.7.
Tanjung Tuak
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 13 m (43 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 11 m (36 ft) round white barbell-shaped metal or fiberglass tower. Hubertus Ola Yan has a closeup photo, Yosaphat Aditya has a 2022 photo, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the western tip of Lembata, marking the Boling Strait, the narrow passage between Lembata and Adonara at the northern end of the Lembata Strait. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1342.5; NGA 25651.7.
Kawula (Tanjung Uhowutun)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 52 m (171 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the north coast of Lembata near Lebewala. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1343; NGA 25651.
Tanjung Atadei
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 90 m (295 ft); white flash every 7 s. 30 m (98 ft) skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Cape Atadei is a prominent cape on the southeast coast of Lembata. The lighthouse is not at the tip of the cape; it is near a village about 2.5 km (1.5 mi) northeast of the cape. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1342.8.

Lewoleba Light, Lembata, September 2016
Google Maps street view

Pantar and Alor Lighthouses

Alor Regency: Pantar Lighthouses
Alor is a rugged island located north of Timor Leste, from which it is separated by the Ombai Strait. The island has a population of about 170,000. Pantar is an island located between Lembata and Alor.
Pulau Lapang (Lapan)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 34 m (111 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 30 m (98 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on an island in the northern entrance to the Alor Strait between Lembata and Pantar. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1343.5; NGA 25651.5.
* Blang Merang (Baranusa)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 14 m (46 ft); white flash every 2 s. 12 m (39 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Yani Moupulo's photo is at right, a 2014 photo is available, Rid Mayar has a 2021 view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the quay at Blang Merang, the seaport associated with Baranusa, the largest settlement on Pantar. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1343.7; NGA 25651.6.
[Tanjung Muna (Tambatan Munasely)]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 12 m (39 ft) post centered on a triangular platform supported by piles. Wahidin Abubakar has a distant view and Bing has a distant satellite view. Located on a shoal off the northeastern tip of Pantar, marking the northern entrance to the Pantar Strait. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1343.8.
* Pelabuhan Bakalang
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 18 m (59 ft); white light, pattern unknown. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) square white skeletal tower. Jendri Edison has a 2021 photo and Daniel Leatemia has a 2023 view from the sea, but the tower is hard to see in Google's fuzzy satellite view. Located on the waterfront of Bakalang, a port on northern coast of the Pantar Strait. Not listed by the Admiralty.

Blang Merang Light, Baranusa, November 2017
Google Maps photo byy Yani Moupulo
Pulau Treweg (Tanjung Kelatetek)
2017. Active; focal plane unknown; white light, 1 s on, 1 s off. 20 m (66 ft) square white skeletal tower with gallery. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. In its June 2017 announcement of the light the Admiralty lists the focal plane as 12 m (39 ft), which cannot be correct. Located on the rugged southern tip of Pulau Treweg, an island in the center of the southern entrance to the Pantar Strait. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1345.5.

Alor Regency: Alor Lighthouses
Tanjung Margeta
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 55 m (180 ft); white flash every 7.5 s. Approx. 37 m (121 ft) square tapered skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Several coast guard buildings. Kolly Christofel has a distant view from the sea and Google has a good satellite view of the station. Located on the southwestern point of Alor, the east side of the entrance to the Pantar Strait. Site status unknown. ARLHS IDO-360; Admiralty Q1346; NGA 25714.
Tanjung Jolono
2008(?). Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 5.5 s off. 30 m (98 ft) skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the south side of the entrance to the bay of Kalabahi (see next entry). Site status unknown, probably open. Admiralty Q1345; NGA 25711.7.
* Kalabahi (2?)
About 2006. Active (?); focal plane 23 m (75 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Mujiono Leo's 2008 photo is at right, Peter Frans has a night view, and Google has a street view and a satellite view. NGA formerly listed a short post light. Kalabahi, on Alor's northwestern peninsula, is the capital of Alor Regency. The town lies at the head of a long, fjord-like bay. Located in the original port at Kalabahi. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1344; NGA 25712.
* Kalabahi Ferry Terminal
2021. Active; focal plane about 28 m (92 ft); light characteristics unknown. Approx. 25 m (82 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. Taus Angga has a 2022 view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located at the foot of the ferry pier at the new terminal on the west side of the Kalabahi harbor. Site open, tower closed. Not listed by the Admiralty.
Kalabahi Depot Pertamina
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 16 m (52 ft); white flash every 3 s. Approx. 13 m (43 ft) round white tower. Hidayat Budi Sudarmo has a photo and Google has a satellite view. Located at a Pertamina oil terminal about 3 km (2 mi) southwest of Kalabahi waterfront. Site and tower closed. Admiralty Q1344.5; NGA 25712.5.
Pulau Sika (Sikka) (2)
Date unknown (2019?). Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white flash every 4 s. Approx. 20 m (66 ft) square skeletal tower with gallery, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. NGA lists 12 m (39 ft) as the focal plane. The Admiralty revised its listing to the higher focal plane in January 2020. Sika is a low island off a prominent cape on the north coast of Alor. Located at the eastern tip of the island. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty Q1348; NGA 25711.5.
Kalabahi Light
Kalabahi Light, Alor, September 2008
ex-Panoramio Creative Commons photo by Mujiono Leo
Tanjung Babi (1)
Date unknown. Inactive. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape on the eastern north coast of Alor. Site status unknown.
Tanjung Babi (2)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 50 m (164 ft); white flash every 5 s. Approx. 40 m (131 ft) square white skeletal tower. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape on the eastern north coast of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1347.5; NGA 25711.
Tanjung Manomani
2004. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); white flash every 4.5 s. 30 m (98 ft) square skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. No photo available but Google has a satellite view. Located on the northeastern tip of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1347.3.
* Pelabuhan Maritaing
Date unknown. Active; focal plane about 13 m (43 ft); white light, characteristic unknown. 10 m (33 ft) round white fiberglass tower with a flared top. Jefree Harsel has a photo (a portion is seen at right), Frits Albertus has a photo, Muaz Kammis has a view from the sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located on the waterfront of Maritaing, a small port at the east end of Alor. Site open, tower closed. Not listed by the Admiralty; charted as a daybeacon by Navionics.
Tanjung Lisomu (Laisumbu)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 60 m (97 ft); two white flashes every 28 s. 40 m (131 ft) skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white; lantern painted red. Keeper's house and other station buildings. Milan Nisti has a view from the sea and Google has a good satellite view. This lighthouse guides vessels through the Ombai Strait separating Alor from Timor Leste. Located in Maritaing at the southeastern tip of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1347; NGA 25710.
Tanjung Koyiek
2004. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); two white flashes every 16 s. 30 m (98 ft) square pyramidal skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. Numerous coast guard buildings. Chris Levis has a distant view and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the central south coast of Alor. Site status unknown. Admiralty Q1346.5.

Pelabuhan Maritaing Light, Maritaing, October 2017
Google Maps photo by Jefree Harsel

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Posted January 10, 2009. Checked and revised October 5, 2023. Lighthouses: 57. Site copyright 2023 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.