List of tallest lighthouses in the world
The list of the tallest lighthouses in the world includes "traditional lighthouses", that is, buildings that are primarily used as navigation aids . Some structures that also have navigation lights were not built as lighthouses. They are used by a beacon as a navigation aid and are 
marked with in this list .
Information on construction, position, year of construction, technical details and other comments are largely taken from the list "The Tallest Lighthouses". For further relevant information, please refer to the sources.
Altitude information comes from the US Coast Guard's lighthouse list (USCG) , the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) , the maritime manual of the Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency and the NGA - beacon directory and from the Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society (ARLHS) for the rest World unless better sources are available.
Ranking list
In the ranking, the problem arises that the building heights are specified differently in various publications:
- For nautical purposes, the height of fire ( lighting ) above mean water is decisive. This value is of no interest for a comparison of the building heights. A tower doesn't get any bigger when it's on the mountain.
- Here, information from the base to the signal light or to the top of the tower is preferred, i.e. based on architectural dimensions.
- Some data measure from sea level to the top of the tower. This usually results in the most spectacular values, which are hardly relevant here.
An objective assessment is therefore not always possible. The list only includes lighthouses over 60 meters (approximately 200 feet). Towers of the same height have the same rank number.
Ancient buildings such as the lighthouse of Alexandria (estimated 115 to 160 meters) or the Colossus of Rhodes (figure without a base probably 30-35 meters) are not listed.
(1)Unlike conventional lighthouses, "Jeddah Light" was built as a control station for the port. The beacon was added as an additional benefit. A viewing platform has been set up, but public access is not possible. Much media mention that Jeddah has the world's tallest lighthouse.
(2)The highest beacon in Europe ( orientation light ) is installed on the roof of the Hotel Maritim as a replacement for the Travemünde lighthouse , which was shut down in 1972 . Probably the 'lighthouse' with the most overnight stays. As it is not a traditional lighthouse, the hotel does not fit in the ranking.
(3)Tallest beacon in North America
(4)Was the tallest lighthouse in Japan. On December 25, 2006, the beacon was extinguished
(5)Was the tallest beacon in the world when it opened. Was officially run as a lighthouse for 16 years from 1886 to 1902.
(6) Highest traditional lighthouse in the world.
(7)Highest beacon on the Mediterranean
(9)Highest lighthouse in Russia, the highest leading light worldwide. Together with the central and front leading lights at 111 ° 54 ′, marks the entrance to the port.
(10) Tallest lighthouse in China
(12) Tallest lighthouse in South America
(15) According to vastoweb.com
(17)The tower has been listed as a Monument historique since 1862 . Since February 1, 2002 registered in the tentative list as a candidate for the world cultural heritage .
(19) According to the official website
(20)Highest lighthouse in the Netherlands. Out of service since November 1st, 2008
(21) Germany's highest lighthouse, climbable
(25) Tallest lighthouse in Ukraine
(27) Tallest cast iron lighthouse
(28) Tallest lighthouse in Spain
(29) According to viaggiareinpuglia.it
(30) Tallest lighthouse in Portugal
(31) Tallest lighthouse in Brazil
(33) According to the Lighthouse Atlas
(34) The most distant lighthouse in Europe from a coast
(35) According to the Lighthouse Atlas
(37)The Hercules Tower is the only Roman lighthouse that has been in operation since around 110 AD until today. Thus it is the oldest active lighthouse in the world and also the second highest lighthouse in Spain.It belongs to the Bien de Interés Cultural (Cultural Heritage of Spain) and since 2009 to the UNESCO World Heritage (No. 1312)
See also
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Russ Rowlett: The Tallest Lighthouses ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved December 26, 2009.
- ↑ 1 foot = 1 ft = 1 ′ = 12 in. = ⅓ yd. = 30.48 cm = 0.3048 m = ≈ 1/6000 nautical miles; 1 m = ≈3.2808 ft
- ↑ The highest wonder of the world should rise again
- ^ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Saudi Arabia ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
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↑ Jundt, E .; Lege, K.-H .; Poetsch, D .: Hotel high-rise Maritim in Travemünde in 'Concrete and Reinforced Concrete Construction' (1974, Issue 4)
WSV department for traffic technology: Conversion of the Travemünde rotating mirror light to a new light source (WSA Lübeck) - ↑ List of Lights: C1360 Travemünde
- ^ Perry Memorial Monument (Lake Erie) Light
- ^ Perry Memorial Monument Light, p. 56 # 5670
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 67.
- ↑ STATUE OF LIBERTY LIGHT at 'Historic Light Station Information' of the US Coast Guard
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 132.
- ↑ List of Lights: A1822
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 132.
- ^ A b La Lanterna - The Lighthouse of Genova . In: liguri.org . Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 131.
- ^ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of France: Basse-Normandie (Western Normandy) ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 116, Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 192.
- ↑ List of Lights: C4062.2
- ↑ a b List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 297.
- ↑ Novo Farol do Mucuripe .
- ↑ a b Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Russia: Lakes Ladoga and Onega ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 192.
- ↑ The Cordouan lighthouse: History and Architecture (English)
- ↑ Vuurtoren in Nederland - Vuurtoren Maasvlakte ( Dutch ) In: vuurtorens.net . Archived from the original on May 10, 2004. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 11, 2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 159.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 116, Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 86. In the list as "Pilot Tower"
- ↑ Tourism . In: swinoujscie.pl . Archived from the original on July 29, 2010. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 10, 2010.
- ↑ Online List of Lights: C2668
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 5.
- ↑ Eckmühl ( French ) In: phares.du.monde.free.fr . Retrieved August 15, 2010.
- ↑ International database for structures and civil engineers: Adziogol lighthouse
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 311.
- ↑ Light List, Volume II, Atlantic Coast, Shrewsbury River, New Jersey to Little River, South Carolina (PDF) (= Light List ), United States Coast Guard , 2010, p. 5.
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↑ Pharologie: Den Helder
List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 154. - ↑ Vuurtoren in Nederland - Vuurtoren Den Helder ( Dutch ) In: vuurtorens.net . Archived from the original on May 10, 2004. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved on 1108.2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 64.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 189.
- ↑ Faro Punta di San Cataldo di Bari n ° 3706 EF
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 54.
- ↑ GCX49T Farol de Aveiro (Traditional Cache) in Aveiro, Portugal created by Malok0 . In: geocaching.com . Retrieved August 12, 2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110, Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental USA Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 236 .
- ↑ Perobas - Touros ( Portuguese ) In: natalonline.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 13, 2010.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 110, Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental USA Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 270 .
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↑ Directional, guiding and cross-mark lights Voslapp leading light
line Voslapp - ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 160.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 122.
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2010, p. 158.
- ↑ Pharology: Borkum, large lighthouse
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 525.
- ↑ The Hercules Tower is not as high as specified for this list, so it has no ranking number
- ^ List of Lights, Pub. 112, Western Pacific and Indian Oceans Including the Persian Gulf and Red Sea (PDF) (= List of Lights ), United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency , 2009, p. 525.
- ↑ Travemünde lighthouse (new) at 'Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Lübeck' ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Leuchtfeuer Travemünde at geoview.info Lighthouses Travemünde at 'Leuchtturmseiten' Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Germany: Lübeck to Flensburg ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . "Travemünde (3)" View of the Travemünde lighthouse Lighthouse Atlas: Travemünde lighthouse
- ^ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of the United States: Ohio ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Welcome to Perry's Victory The Lighthouses of Lake Erie # 7.2
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^ Russ Rowlett: Lighthouses of Japan: Tōkyō Area ( English ) In: The Lighthouse Directory . University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill .
Yokohama Marine Tower - ↑ Statue of Liberty New York at 'Midwest Connection Lighthouses' Did you know the Statue of Liberty was a lighthouse? The statue functioned as a lighthouse in '9 Facts That You Might Not Know About the Statue of Liberty' Statue of Liberty Lighthouse at 'US Lighthouses' Statue of Liberty, NY at' Lighthousefriends' "The Light to New York Harbor" at 'Aids to Navigation Team New York 'US Cuast Guard
- ↑ Pharologie: Lighthouse Ile Vierge
- ↑ "Маячник. Маяки России и мира" (Russian, lighthouses of Russia and the world)
- ^ I 104 anni del faro di Punta Penna, storie vere: 2007, l'anno dei naufragi ( Italian ) In: vastoweb.com . Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
- ↑ UNESCO, Tentative Lists: Phare de Cordouan (Ref .: 1665) L'association de la sauvegarde du phare de Cordouan (German) ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and still Not checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Structurae 'International Database for Structures and Civil Engineers': Lighthouse Cordouan The Cordouan lighthouse (English)
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↑ Phare du Planier (Etablissement de signalisation maritime n ° 1415/000)
Monuments historiques: Phare du Planier (French) - ↑ Buitengebruikstelling kustlicht Maasvlakte
- ↑ Lighthouse Atlas: Beacon Lighthouse Camping
- ↑ Pharology: Swinoujscie (Swinoujscie)
- ↑ Palazzi storici e architetture di pregio: Faro di punta San Cataldo
- ↑ Lighthouse Atlas: Voslapp Lighthouse Wilhelmshaven
- ↑ Lighthouse Atlas: Borkum Lighthouse, Large Lighthouse and Westerems
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↑ Torre de Hércules, A Coruña
Dpto. de Composición. Universidade da Coruña: Torre de Hércules Official Web for Tourism in Spain - Information about the Tower of Hercules (english) -
↑ Entry on the website of the UNESCO World Heritage Center ( English and French ).
Tower of Hercules in World Heritage List
UNESCO press release , June 27, 2009
