List of lighthouses in Algeria
This is a list of lighthouses in Algeria, which are located along the Mediterranean coastline, and on a number of Algerian islands. The list includes those maritime lighthouses that are named landfall lights, or have a range of at least fifteen nautical miles.[1][2][3]
List
Cap Carbon Lighthouse
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Cap Caxine Lighthouse
Cap Ivi Lighthouse
Fort Joinville Lighthouse in Cherchell
Ilot d'Arzew Lighthouse
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Ras Afia Lighthouse (Grande Phare de Jijel)
| Name | Location Coordinates |
Built | Tower Height | Focal Height | Range | NGA Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Bengut Lighthouse | Dellys 36°55′12″N 3°53′30″E / 36.92°N 3.8917°E | 2010 | 29 m (95 ft) | 63 m (207 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22360 |
| Cap Bougaroun Lighthouse | Skikda Province 37°05′N 6°28′E / 37.09°N 6.47°E | Unknown | 10 m (33 ft) | 91 m (299 ft) | 29 nmi (54 km) | 22284 |
| Cap Carbon Lighthouse | Béjaïa 36°46′36″N 5°06′18″E / 36.7767°N 5.105°E | 1851 | 10 m (33 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 28 nmi (52 km) | 22328 |
| Cap Caxine Lighthouse | Aïn Bénian 36°48′42″N 2°57′24″E / 36.8117°N 2.9567°E | 1868 | 33 m (108 ft) | 64 m (210 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22424 |
| Cap de Fer Lighthouse | Skikda Province 37°04′54″N 7°10′24″E / 37.0817°N 7.1733°E | 1859 | 17 m (56 ft) | 65 m (213 ft) | 19 nmi (35 km) | 22228 |
| Cap de Garde Lighthouse | Annaba 36°58′06″N 7°47′06″E / 36.9683°N 7.785°E | 1884 | 14 m (46 ft) | 143 m (469 ft) | 30 nmi (56 km) | 22208 |
| Cap de l'Aiguille Lighthouse | Oran 35°52′36″N 0°29′24″W / 35.8767°N 0.49°W | 1906 | 10 m (33 ft) | 62 m (203 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22580 |
| Cap Falcon Lighthouse | Oran 35°46′18″N 0°47′54″W / 35.7717°N 0.7983°W | 1868 | 27 m (89 ft) | 104 m (341 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22672 |
| Cap Ivi Lighthouse | Mostaganem Province 36°06′54″N 0°13′42″E / 36.115°N 0.2283°E | 1898 | 18 m (59 ft) | 118 m (387 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22520 |
| Cap Matifou Lighthouse | Aïn Taya 36°48′42″N 3°14′48″E / 36.8117°N 3.2467°E | 1868 | 6 m (20 ft) | 74 m (243 ft) | 23 nmi (43 km) | 22368 |
| Cap Sigli Lighthouse | Béjaïa Province 36°53′30″N 4°45′12″E / 36.8917°N 4.7533°E | 1906 | 25 m (82 ft) | 57 m (187 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 22336 |
| Cap Tenes Lighthouse | Ténès 36°33′00″N 1°20′30″E / 36.55°N 1.3417°E | 1865 | 31 m (102 ft) | 89 m (292 ft) | 31 nmi (57 km) | 22488 |
| Fort Joinville Lighthouse | Cherchell 36°36′42″N 2°11′24″E / 36.6117°N 2.19°E | 1855 | 26 m (85 ft) | 37 m (121 ft) | 21 nmi (39 km) | 22468 |
| Ghazaouet - Nemours Lighthouse | Ghazaouet 35°05′54″N 1°52′18″W / 35.0983°N 1.8717°W | Unknown | 15 m (49 ft) | 93 m (305 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22700 |
| Ile Rachgoun Lighthouse | Béni Saf 35°19′30″N 1°28′42″W / 35.325°N 1.4783°W | 1870 | 15 m (49 ft) | 81 m (266 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | 22696 |
| Ile Sridina Lighthouse | Skikda Province 36°56′18″N 6°53′12″E / 36.9383°N 6.8867°E | 1906 | 12 m (39 ft) | 54 m (177 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | 22272 |
| Iles Habibas Lighthouse | Habibas Islands 35°43′18″N 1°07′54″W / 35.7217°N 1.1317°W | 1879 | 12 m (39 ft) | 112 m (367 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22684 |
| Ilot d'Arzew Lighthouse | Oran 35°52′24″N 0°17′24″W / 35.8733°N 0.29°W | 1848 | 12 m (39 ft) | 19 m (62 ft) | 16 nmi (30 km) | 22540 |
| Jetee du Large Lighthouse | Oran 35°43′12″N 0°37′36″W / 35.72°N 0.6267°W | 1905 | 15 m (49 ft) | 21 m (69 ft) | 22 nmi (41 km) | 22584 |
| Passe Nord Lighthouse | Algiers 36°46′36″N 3°04′42″E / 36.7767°N 3.0783°E | Unknown | 17 m (56 ft) | 23 m (75 ft) | 20 nmi (37 km) | 22380 |
| Pointe Colombi Lighthouse | El Marsa, Chlef 36°26′42″N 0°56′30″E / 36.445°N 0.9417°E | Unknown | 29 m (95 ft) | 60 m (197 ft) | 26 nmi (48 km) | 22512 |
| Pointe de Dellys Lighthouse | Dellys 36°55′24″N 3°55′24″E / 36.9233°N 3.9233°E | 2007 | 15 m (49 ft) | 41 m (135 ft) | 15 nmi (28 km) | 22348 |
| Ras Afia Lighthouse | Jijel 36°49′12″N 5°41′30″E / 36.82°N 5.6917°E | 1871 | 14 m (46 ft) | 43 m (141 ft) | 24 nmi (44 km) | 22308 |
| Sidi Fredj Lighthouse | Sidi Fredj 36°46′00″N 2°50′54″E / 36.7667°N 2.8483°E | 1970s | 24 m (79 ft) | 42 m (138 ft) | 17 nmi (31 km) | 22432 |
References
- ↑ 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. 2014. p. 390.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Western Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Algeria". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
External links
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