The Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri (aka ''Kadıköy Feneri'' or ''İnciburnu Feneri'') is a lighthouse located at the head of Kadıköy Harbor's İnciburnu Breakwater on the
Anatolian coast of
Bosporus
The Bosporus Strait (; grc, Βόσπορος ; tr, İstanbul Boğazı 'Istanbul strait', colloquially ''Boğaz'') or Bosphorus Strait is a natural strait and an internationally significant waterway located in Istanbul in northwestern Tu ...
' south entrance, in
Kadıköy
Kadıköy (), known in classical antiquity and during the Roman and Byzantine eras as Chalcedon ( gr, Χαλκηδών), is a large, populous, and cosmopolitan district in the Asian side of Istanbul, Turkey, on the northern shore of the Sea ...
district of
Istanbul,
Turkey. It is across from the
Ahırkapı Feneri
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The Ahırkapı Feneri, a historical lighthouse still in use, is located at the southern Seraglio Point on the Rumelian coast of Bosporus' south entrance, in Ahırkapı neighborhood of Istanbul's Fatih district, Turkey. It is across fro ...
, which is on the
Rumelia
Rumelia ( ota, روم ايلى, Rum İli; tr, Rumeli; el, Ρωμυλία), etymologically "Land of the Romans", at the time meaning Eastern Orthodox Christians and more specifically Christians from the Byzantine rite, was the name of a hist ...
n coast of the strait at a distance of . A line connecting the two lighthouses marks the southern boundary of the Port of Istanbul.
The lighthouse with an high tower is constructed in
concrete and painted white.
It went on October 13, 1977, in service.
Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri is equipped with a lantern of type Tideland
ML-300 featuring a one-piece
acrylic
Acrylic may refer to:
Chemicals and materials
* Acrylic acid, the simplest acrylic compound
* Acrylate polymer, a group of polymers (plastics) noted for transparency and elasticity
* Acrylic resin, a group of related thermoplastic or thermosett ...
Fresnel lens of 300mm
focal length.
It is powered by
solar energy producing 35
W.
At a focal height of , it flashes white 2 seconds long every 4 seconds, which is visible at a range of in the
Sea of Marmara
The Sea of Marmara,; grc, Προποντίς, Προποντίδα, Propontís, Propontída also known as the Marmara Sea, is an inland sea located entirely within the borders of Turkey. It connects the Black Sea to the Aegean Sea via the B ...
.
References
Bosphorus
Kadıköy
Lighthouses completed in 1977
Lighthouses in Istanbul
Sea of Marmara
Towers completed in 1977
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