Lists Of Lighthouses And Lightvessels
This article contains links to lists of lighthouses around the world. According to ''Lighthouse Directory'', there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide. Africa *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' Antarctica * List of lighthouses in Antarctica * List of lighthouses in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Asia *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' Europe *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' North America *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' Oceania *''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' South America *''Note: Click on the country or place nam ...
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated and effective electronic navigational systems. History Ancient lighthouses Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since elevating the fire would improve the visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs a ...
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List Of Lighthouses In Eritrea
This is a list of lighthouses in Eritrea. Retrieved 22 September 2016 See also * List of lighthouses in Sudan (to the north-west) * List of lighthouses in Djibouti (to the south-east) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Eritrea Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Mauritania
This is a list of lighthouses in Mauritania. Retrieved 2 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Morocco (to the north) * List of lighthouses in Senegal (to the south) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Mauritania Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira. It features the westernmost point in continental Europe, and its Iberian portion is bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain, the sole country to have a land border with Portugal. Its two archipelagos form two autonomous regions with their own regional governments. Lisbon is the capital and largest city by population. Portugal is the oldest continuously existing nation state on the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times. It was inhabited by pre-Celtic and Celtic peoples who had contact with Phoenicians and Ancient Greek traders, it was ruled by the Ro ...
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List Of Lighthouses In Madeira
This is a list of lighthouses in Madeira. Retrieved 21 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Portugal References External links * {{Lighthouses in Africa Madeira Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ... ...
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List Of Lighthouses In Madagascar
This is a list of lighthouses in Madagascar. Retrieved 22 September 2016 See also * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Madagascar Lighthouses Lighthouses in Madagascar Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Libya
This is a list of lighthouses in Libya, which are all located along the Mediterranean coastline of this North African country. The list includes those maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or that have a range of at least twelve nautical miles. The NGA numbers are from the List of lights publication 113. Lighthouses Historic lighthouses *Leptis Magna Lighthouse – Located in the ruins of the Roman city of Leptis Magna it was a lighthouse that was in use between 200 and 455 AD. It has been estimated that the multi-level tower once stood 35m high. A substantial part of the lower storey still remains at the site, on a headland overlooking the now silted-up harbour. See also * List of lighthouses in Tunisia (to the west) *List of lighthouses in Egypt (to the east) *Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa * Libya Lighthouse Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structur ...
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List Of Lighthouses In Liberia
This is a list of lighthouses in Liberia. Retrieved 22 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Sierra Leone (to the north) *List of lighthouses in Ivory Coast (to the east) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Liberia Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Kenya
This is a list of lighthouses in Kenya. Retrieved 18 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Somalia (to the north-east) * List of lighthouses in Tanzania (to the south) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Kenya Lighthouses Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Ivory Coast
This is a list of lighthouses in Ivory Coast. Retrieved September 2016 Lighthouses See also *List of lighthouses in Liberia (to the west) * List of lighthouses in Ghana (to the east) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Ivory Coast Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Guinea-Bissau
This is a list of lighthouses in Guinea-Bissau. Retrieved 22 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Senegal (to the north) *List of lighthouses in Guinea (to the south) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Guinea-Bissau Lighthouses in Guinea-Bissau Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...

List Of Lighthouses In Guinea
This is a list of lighthouses in Guinea. Retrieved 22 September 2016 Lighthouses See also *List of lighthouses in Guinea-Bissau (to the north) * List of lighthouses in Sierra Leone (to the south) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Guinea * Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar ...