List of lighthouses in Ghana

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This is a list of lighthouses in Ghana , which are located along the Atlantic coastline of the country. [1] [2]

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  1. ↑ 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. 2013. p. 434.
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Ghana". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 13 June 2015.

Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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