Ventspils Lighthouse
Ventspils Lighthouse (Latvian: Ventspils bāka) - a lighthouse located in Ventspils on the Latvian coast of the Baltic Sea.[2]
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| Location | Ventspils, Latvia |
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| Coordinates | 57°24′19.4″N 21°31′28.6″E |
| Year first constructed | 1934 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1970 (current) |
| Automated | yes |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and green lantern and reel |
| Tower height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Focal height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Range | 3 nautical miles (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) G 3s. |
| Admiralty number | C3452 |
| NGA number | 12160 |
| ARLHS number | LAT-033 |
| Latvia number | UZ-597[1] |
History
The lighthouse is located on the south breakwater of Ventspils port and harbour. Before that, the lighthouse was located on the left bank of the river Venta, which was built in 1897 and destroyed during World War I by the retreating Russian army leaving the town of Ventspils. Both these constructions were not originally lighthouses – although they did have luminous elements, but similarly to factory chimneys and high church spires in the local area, they served as navigational marks for sailors which travelled into the port of Ventspils.[3][4]
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References
- Lighthouses Directory
- "Lighthouses Of Latvia". UNC. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- "Latvian Lighthouses". Bakas. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
- "Main Page". Port Of Ventspils. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
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