List of lighthouses in Yemen
Appearance
This is a list of lighthouses in Yemen.[1][2]
Lighthouses
[edit]Name | Image | Year built |
Location & coordinates |
Class of Light[2] | Focal height[2] |
NGA number[2] |
Admiralty number[2] |
Range nml[2] |
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Abu Ali Lighthouse | ![]() |
1903 | Abu Ali Island 14°04′41.9″N 42°48′53.9″E / 14.078306°N 42.814972°E |
Fl (2) W 10s. | 104 metres (341 ft) | 30892 | D7300.8 | 13 |
Aden Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse | n/a | Aden 12°47′20.1″N 44°53′06.2″E / 12.788917°N 44.885056°E |
Iso G 2s. | 26 metres (85 ft) | 30951 | D7302.1 | 10 | |
Al Khawtamah Lighthouse | 2006 | Al Khawtamah Island 15°41′14.8″N 42°17′08.3″E / 15.687444°N 42.285639°E |
inactive | 12 metres (39 ft) tower | n/a | ex-E6144.5 | n/a | |
Mukalla South Breakwater Lighthouse | ~2009 | Mukalla 14°31′16.9″N 49°08′50.2″E / 14.521361°N 49.147278°E |
Fl W 5s. | 17 metres (56 ft) | 30920 | D7312 | 15 | |
Balfe Point Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Perim 12°39′38.3″N 43°23′19.9″E / 12.660639°N 43.388861°E |
Fl W 4s. | 13 metres (43 ft) | 30896 | D7300.9 | 11 |
Balhaf Lighthouse | n/a | Balhaf 13°58′54.0″N 48°11′14.0″E / 13.981667°N 48.187222°E |
Fl W 5s. | 90 metres (300 ft) | 30923 | D7311.23 | 20 | |
Dawharab Lighthouse | n/a | Dawharab 16°19′23.8″N 41°58′04.1″E / 16.323278°N 41.967806°E |
Fl W 4s. | 15 metres (49 ft) | 30784 | D7300 | 10 | |
Elephant's Back Lighthouse | 1909 | Aden 12°45′52.4″N 44°59′09.6″E / 12.764556°N 44.986000°E |
Fl WR 2.5s. | 57 metres (187 ft) | 30940 | D7308 | 24 | |
Jabal al-Tair Lighthouse | Image | 1989 | Jabal al-Tair Island 15°32′18.7″N 41°49′30.1″E / 15.538528°N 41.825028°E |
inactive | n/a | ex-30792 | ex-E6140 | n/a |
Jaza'ir az Zubayr Lighthouse | Image | 1987 | Zubair Islands 15°00′54.3″N 42°09′51.2″E / 15.015083°N 42.164222°E |
Fl W 10s. | 154 metres (505 ft) | 30829 | D7300.61 | 12 |
Jazirat al Hanish Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-04-14 at the Wayback Machine | 2005 | Hanish Islands ~ 13°39′36.6″N 42°40′45.1″E / 13.660167°N 42.679194°E |
Fl W 5s. | 200 metres (660 ft) | n/a | D7300.84 | n/a |
Jazirat Salil Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine | n/a | Aden 12°44′19.5″N 44°55′01.6″E / 12.738750°N 44.917111°E |
Fl (2) R 15s. | 20 metres (66 ft) | 30948 | D7301 | 3 |
Jebel Yemen Lighthouse | Image Archived 2016-10-15 at the Wayback Machine | ~1970 | Kamaran 15°17′19.6″N 42°34′56.0″E / 15.288778°N 42.582222°E |
Fl (3) W 15s. | 40 metres (130 ft) | 30800 | D7300.58 | 10 |
Mayyun High Lighthouse | ![]() |
n/a | Perim 12°39′17.6″N 43°25′52.8″E / 12.654889°N 43.431333°E |
Fl (4) W 15s. | 85 metres (279 ft) | 30900 | D7300.95 | 24 |
Mocha Range Rear Lighthouse | Image | n/a | Mocha 13°18′32.0″N 43°14′12.2″E / 13.308889°N 43.236722°E |
Iso W 2s. | n/a | 30848 | D7300.861 | 9 |
Nishtun Lighthouse | n/a | Nishtun 15°49′14.1″N 52°11′57.9″E / 15.820583°N 52.199417°E |
Fl W 9s. | 42 metres (138 ft) | 30904 | D7313 | 18 | |
Ra's Marbut | Image Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine | n/a | Aden 12°47′25.1″N 44°58′12.8″E / 12.790306°N 44.970222°E |
L Fl G 5s. | 20 metres (66 ft) | 30944 | D7309 | 10 |
Ra's Marshaq Lighhtouse | Image Archived 2016-10-12 at the Wayback Machine | 1867 | Aden 12°45′48.0″N 45°03′14.4″E / 12.763333°N 45.054000°E |
Oc W 5s. | 74 metres (243 ft) | 30936 | D7304 | 24 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Yemen". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-10-17.
- ^ a b c d e f 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. Retrieved 17 October 2016
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.