Jastarnia Lighthouse

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Jastarnia Lighthouse
Latarnia Morska Jastarnia
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Jastarnia Lighthouse
Location Jastarnia
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates 54°42′00.9″N18°40′53.9″E / 54.700250°N 18.681639°E / 54.700250; 18.681639 Coordinates: 54°42′00.9″N18°40′53.9″E / 54.700250°N 18.681639°E / 54.700250; 18.681639
Tower
Constructed1938 (first)
Constructionsteel tower
Height17 metres (56 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red bands tower, red lantern
Light
First lit1950 (current)
Focal height22 metres (72 ft)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic Iso W 4s.

Jastarnia Lighthouse (Polish: Latarnia Morska Jastarnia) is a lighthouse in Jastarnia on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea. [1] The lighthouse is located in Jastarnia, Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Hel Peninsula. [2]

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The lighthouse in Jastarnia is located between the lighthouse in Rozewie and the lighthouse in Hel. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jastarnia Latarnia". Latarnie. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Latarnia Morska Jastarnia". Turystyka. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Jastarnia Latarnia Morska". Atrakcje Turystyczne. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2015.


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