List of tallest lighthouses

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This is a list of the tallest lighthouses , by tower height (as opposed to focal height, i.e. height of the lamp of a lighthouse from water level). The list includes only "traditional lighthouses", as defined by The Lighthouse Directory, i.e. buildings built by navigation safety authorities primarily as an aid to navigation. [1] As such, its information regarding construction, year, and notes is from the list of tallest lighthouses at The Lighthouse Directory. [1] Sources are given for all other information. Heights are from the United States Coast Guard Light List for the United States [2] and from NGA List of Lights for the rest of the world, [3] unless a better source exists. Where several lighthouses share the same height, they share the same position, and are all marked with "=".

OrderNameConstructionImageHeightStepsLocationCountryYearRemarks
1 Île Vierge Lighthouse Stone (granite) Ile Vierge.jpg 271 feet (83 m) [4] [5] 397 [4]
400 [6] 		Finistère Flag of France.svg  France 1902Tallest traditional
2 Lighthouse of Genoa Stone Italy-Genova-lighthouse.jpg 249 feet (76 m) [7] [8] 365 [8] Genoa Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1543Tallest in the Mediterranean
3 Phare de Gatteville Stone (granite) Lighthouse of Gatteville-7870.jpg 247 feet (75 m) [9] 365 [10] Gatteville-le-Phare Flag of France.svg  France 1835
4 Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light Metal Lesnoy Mole Range Rear lighthouse.jpg 239 feet (73 m) [11]   Saint Petersburg Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1986+Tallest in Russia, tallest range light
5 Mulantou Lighthouse Concrete Mulan Tou Lighthouse 2004 1.jpg 237 feet (72 m) [12]   Hainan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1995Tallest in China
6 Baishamen Lighthouse Concrete Baisha Men Lighthouse.jpg 236 feet (72 m) [12]   Hainan Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2000+
7 Punta Penna Lighthouse Concrete Il Faro.jpg 233 feet (71 m) [13] 307 [14] Vasto Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1906
7 Osinovetsky Light Stone Osinovetskiy Lighthouse.jpg 233 feet (71 m) [15] 366 [16] Lake Ladoga Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1910?
7 Storozhenskiy Light Stone Storozhno lighthouse.JPG 233 feet (71 m) [15] 399 [17] Lake Ladoga Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1911
10 Cordouan lighthouse Stone Cordouan.jpg 223 feet (68 m) [18] 311 [19] Gironde Flag of France.svg  France 1611
10 Vittoria Light Stone Faro della Vittoria.jpg 223 feet (68 m) [20] 285 [21] Trieste Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1927
12 Recalada a Bahía Blanca Light Cast iron skeletal Faro Recalada.jpg 220 feet (67 m) [22] 331 [23] Monte Hermoso Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1906Tallest in the Southern Hemisphere
13 Maasvlakte Light Concrete Vuurtoren Maasvlakte.JPG 216 feet (66 m) [1] 295 [24] Maasvlakte Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1974Tallest in the Netherlands, inactive
13 Planier Light Stone Phare planier.jpg 216 feet (66 m) [25]   Marseille Flag of France.svg  France 1959
15 Campen Lighthouse Steel skeletal Lighthouse Campen.jpg 213 feet (65 m) [26] 320 [27] Ems (river) Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1891Tallest in Germany
16 Phare d'Eckmühl Granite Eckmuhl2.jpg 213 feet (65 m) [28] 307 [29] Penmarc'h Flag of France.svg  France 1897
17 Świnoujście Lighthouse Brick Latarnia Morska w Swinoujsciu-01.jpg 212 feet (65 m) [30] 300 [31] Świnoujście Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 1857Tallest brick lighthouse, tallest in Poland
18 Adziogol Lighthouse Steel Stanislav-Adziogol rear lighthouse 4.jpg 211 feet (64 m) [32]   Kherson Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine 1911Tallest in Ukraine
18 Cape Hatteras Light Brick Cape hatteras lighthouse img 0529.jpg 211 feet (64 m) [33] 268 [34] Hatteras Island, NC Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1870
20 Bari Light Stone Bari Light 2009.jpg 205 feet (62 m) [35] 380 [36] Bari Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 1869
20 Chipiona Light Stone Chipiona faro 02.jpg 205 feet (62 m) [37] 344 [38] Chipiona Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1867Tallest in Spain
22 Lighthouse of Praia da Barra Stone Farol da Barra-Aveiro.JPG 203 feet (62 m) [39] 291 [40] Aveiro Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1893Tallest in Portugal
22 Calcanhar Lighthouse Reinforced concrete Calcanhar Lighthouse.jpg 203 feet (62 m) [41] 277 [42] Touros Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 1912Tallest in Brazil
22 El Rincón Light Concrete Faro El Rincon-2.jpg 203 feet (62 m) [43]  Near Verde Peninsula, Buenos Aires Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 1925
25 Voslapp Range Rear Light Concrete Leuchtturm Geniusstrand.jpg 202 feet (62 m) [44]   Wilhelmshaven Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1962
26 Roches-Douvres Light Stone Roches Douvres-2.jpg 197 feet (60 m) [45]   Côtes-d'Armor Flag of France.svg  France 1954
26 Borkum Großer Light Brick Neuer Leuchtturm Borkum.jpg 197 feet (60 m) [46] 315 [47] Borkum Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1879
26 Nosy Alañaña Light Concrete Phare de l'Ile aux Prunes.jpg 197 feet (60 m) [48]   Toamasina Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 1932Tallest in Africa

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