Famagusta lighthouse
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| Place: | Famagusta , Cyprus | |
| Location: | on the Canbulat Bastion of the historic city wall | |
| Geographical location: | 35 ° 7 '23.1 " N , 33 ° 56' 51.8" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 11 m | |
| Fire height : | 23 m | |
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| Identifier : | Fl. (2) W.15s | |
| Scope knows: | 16 nm (29.6 km ) | |
| Construction time: | 1972 | |
| International ordinal number: | N 5892 | |
The lighthouse Famagusta stands on the Canbulat Bastion in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus , at the southeasternmost point of the Venetian fortifications of Famagusta from the 16th century. It irradiates a sector from 150 ° to 290 ° and has a range of 16 nautical miles .
History and structure
The eleven meter high lighthouse was built in 1972 instead of a predecessor from 1906. The round tower consists of two floors, the lower one is bricked. The upper floor with lantern and gallery is made of metal. The lighthouse is painted white.
See also
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Northern Cyprus ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved June 8, 2017.
- ↑ a b c List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals. Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, The Mediterranian Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF; 3.3 MB), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, Springfield, Virginia, 2016, p. 366 (English )