Abū Mūsá Lighthouse
Fl White 8s🇮🇷IROperational
Location & Light Range
About Abū Mūsá Lighthouse
The Abū Mūsá lighthouse is a square skeletal tower standing 20 meters tall. It displays white light with a geographic range of 27.8 nautical miles. The light characteristic is a white flash every 8 seconds from a focal height of 130 meters. The tower is painted with red and white horizontal bands. It is located on Jabal Halwa, the island's highest point, and is situated 0.6 kilometers from the nearest port, Abu Musa.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks a shipping lane in a politically sensitive area of the Persian Gulf between Iran and the UAE, warning vessels navigating the waters near the island.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl White 8s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 8s
- Focal Height
- 130m
- Geographic Range
- 27.8NM
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇷IR
- Latitude
- 25.8817°
- Longitude
- 55.0152°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
Structure: square skeletal tower
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Abu Musa(0.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D7706
- NGA No.
- 28744
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