List of lighthouses in Eritrea
Appearance
This is a list of lighthouses in Eritrea.[1][2]
Name | Year built | Location & coordinates | Class of Light | Focal height (metres) | NGA number | Admiralty number | Range (nautical miles) |
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Assarka Island Lighthouse | 15°32′8″N 39°55′3″E | Fl W 2s | 10 | 112-30732 | D7295.017 | 9 | |
Difnein Island Lighthouse | 1910s | 16°36′38″N 39°19′49″E | Fl(2) W 10s | 44 | 112-30692 | D7295.025 | 10 |
Madote Island Lighthouse | 15°34′49″N 39°45′46″E | Fl W 5s | 15 | 112-30728 | D7295.018 | 9 | |
Massawa Harbor Range Front Lighthouse | 15°36′37″N 39°28′9″E | F R | 12 | 112-30720 | D7295.02 | 6 | |
Massawa Harbor Range Rear Lighthouse | 15°36′35″N 39°28′5″E | F R | 17 | 112-30724 | D7295.019 | 8 | |
Ra's Fatuma Lighthouse | 13°2′30″N 42°52′24″E | Fl(3) W 26s | 29 | 112-30856 | D7295 | 10 | |
Ra's Gombo Lighthouse | 1880s | 13°1′22″N 42°44′53″E | Fl(2) W 10s | 23 | 112-30860 | D7295.013 | 11 |
Ra's Madur Lighthouse | 1914 | 15°36′39″N 39°28′52″E | Iso W 4s | 26 | 112-30700 | D7295.023 | 14 |
Sha'b Shakhs Lighthouse | 1910s | 14°38′57″N 41°6′48″E | Fl(2) W 22s | 38 | 112-30840 | D7295.014 | 9 |
Sheikh al Abu Island Lighthouse | 16°1′59″N 39°26′29″E | Fl W 10s | 19 | 112-30696 | D7295.024 | 9 | |
Shumma Island Lighthouse | 15°31′36″N 40°0′17″E | Fl(3) W 20s | 33 | 112-30736 | D7295.016 | 9 | |
Umm es Sahrig Island Lighthouse | 15°4′41″N 40°30′14″E | Fl W 8s | 27 | 112-30832 | D7295.015 | 9 |
See also
[edit]- List of lighthouses in Sudan (to the north-west)
- List of lighthouses in Djibouti (to the south-east)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eritrea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-16.
- ^ 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. Retrieved 22 September 2016
External links
[edit]Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.