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List of lighthouses in Antarctica

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This is a list of lighthouses in Antarctica.[1][2]

Lighthouses

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Name Image Year
built
Location & coordinates Light characteristic
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Focal
height
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NGA
number
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Admiralty
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Range
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Ardley Cove Lighthouse n/a Eduardo Frei Montalva Station
62°12′02.8″S 58°57′36.6″W / 62.200778°S 58.960167°W / -62.200778; -58.960167
Fl W 5s. 5 metres (16 ft) 2721 G1387.9 6
Ardley Island Lighthouse n/a Ardley Island
62°12′38.0″S 58°55′34.4″W / 62.210556°S 58.926222°W / -62.210556; -58.926222
Fl W 10s. 45 metres (148 ft) 2720 G1388 6
Bell Island Lighthouse n/a Gerlache Strait
64°16′30″S 61°58′56″W / 64.274980°S 61.982322°W / -64.274980; -61.982322
Fl W 5s. 56 metres (184 ft) 2768 G1395 6
Buenos Aires Lighthouse n/a Prevot Island
64°53′18″S 63°56′48″W / 64.888334°S 63.946672°W / -64.888334; -63.946672
Fl W 10s. 37 metres (121 ft) 2792 G1400 5
Cámara Lighthouse n/a Cámara Station
62°14′24.1″S 58°40′43.5″W / 62.240028°S 58.678750°W / -62.240028; -58.678750
Fl W 10s. 18 metres (59 ft) 2724 G1387.6 6
Cape Lloyd Lighthouse n/a Cape Lloyd
~61°07′52″S 54°00′34″W / 61.131229°S 54.009477°W / -61.131229; -54.009477
Fl W 10s. 113 metres (371 ft) 2720.5 G1388.2 5
Cape Renard Lighthouse n/a Cape Renard
65°01′11″S 63°46′14″W / 65.019784°S 63.770527°W / -65.019784; -63.770527
F W 10s. 7 metres (23 ft) 2793 G1401 5
Collins Point Lighthouse n/a Collins Point
62°59′45″S 60°35′11″W / 62.995841°S 60.586494°W / -62.995841; -60.586494
Fl W 5s. 10 metres (33 ft) 2745 G1382 6
Destacamento Lighthouse n/a Orcades Station
60°44′11.9″S 44°44′19.7″W / 60.736639°S 44.738806°W / -60.736639; -44.738806 (NGA)
Fl W 3s. n/a 20363.2 G1378.5 n/a
Edwards Point Lighthouse n/a Robert Island
62°27′39.2″S 59°30′48.1″W / 62.460889°S 59.513361°W / -62.460889; -59.513361
Fl W 10s. 25 metres (82 ft) 2732 G1386 7
Fort William Lighthouse n/a Fort William
62°22′13″S 59°43′23″W / 62.370175°S 59.723079°W / -62.370175; -59.723079
Fl W 5s. 10 metres (33 ft) 2736 G1384 5
Grumete Lighthouse n/a Deception Island
62°58′47″S 60°39′40″W / 62.979692°S 60.661246°W / -62.979692; -60.661246
Fl W 8s. 104 metres (341 ft) 2744 G1381 5
Grunden Rock Lighthouse Image n/a Esperenza Station
63°23′42.5″S 56°58′32.4″W / 63.395139°S 56.975667°W / -63.395139; -56.975667
Fl W 2s. 26 metres (85 ft) 2756 G1389 6
Martel Inlet Lighthouse 2007 Martel Inlet
62°05′01.8″S 58°23′31.5″W / 62.083833°S 58.392083°W / -62.083833; -58.392083
Iso R 2s. 14 metres (46 ft) 2729 G1387.5 10
Pedro Vincente Maldonado Range Front Lighthouse n/a Maldonado Station
62°26′44″S 59°44′17″W / 62.445692°S 59.737988°W / -62.445692; -59.737988
Fl W 4s. 9 metres (30 ft) 2733 G1383.5 6
Point Thomas Lighthouse n/a Arctowski Station
62°09′28.4″S 58°27′55.9″W / 62.157889°S 58.465528°W / -62.157889; -58.465528
L Fl W 9s. 18 metres (59 ft) 2728 G1387.4 8
Potter Cove Lighthouse n/a Potter Cove
62°14′03.0″S 58°39′17.5″W / 62.234167°S 58.654861°W / -62.234167; -58.654861
Fl W 7s. 10 metres (33 ft) 2725 G1387.7 n/a
Primero de Mayo Lighthouse 1942 Melchior Station
64°18′57.1″S 62°56′19.3″W / 64.315861°S 62.938694°W / -64.315861; -62.938694
Fl W 8s. 27 metres (89 ft) --- ARLHS
ANC-001
n/a
Py Point Lighthouse n/a Py Point
64°52′44″S 63°35′32″W / 64.878779°S 63.592095°W / -64.878779; -63.592095
Fl W 5s. 71 metres (233 ft) 2788 G1399.4 5
Signy Island Lighthouse n/a Signy Island
60°42′24.3″S 45°35′33.2″W / 60.706750°S 45.592556°W / -60.706750; -45.592556
F W 24 metres (79 ft) 20362 G1375 n/a
Suffield Point Lighthouse n/a Suffield Point
62°11′18.7″S 58°54′24.4″W / 62.188528°S 58.906778°W / -62.188528; -58.906778
Fl W 5s. 52 metres (171 ft) 2722 G1387.8 6
Surgidero Iquique Lighthouse n/a Deception Island
62°58′09″S 60°42′33″W / 62.969287°S 60.709208°W / -62.969287; -60.709208
Fl W 5s. 114 metres (374 ft) 2743 G1383 5

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Antarctica". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f List of Lights, Pub. 111: The West Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. and Hawaii), Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand, and the Islands of the North and South Pacific Oceans (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2017.
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