Afrika Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Afrika Lighthouse
Also known as: Afrika (Mys Afrika)
This concrete lighthouse, built in 1960, stands 29 meters tall and features a cylindrical shape painted with black and white horizontal bands. A red dome caps the lantern room. The light emits a white flash every 5.5 seconds from a focal height of 38 meters, with a geographic range of 16.7 nautical miles. The structure is located on the eastern cape of a peninsula, approximately 29 kilometers from Ust Kamchatsk.
Why it matters: The lighthouse, located on a peninsula named for a Russian Navy cruiser that mapped the area in 1882, serves as a key navigational marker.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5.5s
- Focal Height
- 38m
- Geographic Range
- 16.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1960
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ust Kamchatsk(28.7 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ASR-009
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 29m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with black and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted with black and white horizontal bands; lantern dome painted red
Location
- Country
- 🇷🇺RU
- Latitude
- 56.1867°
- Longitude
- 163.3586°
Nearby Vessels
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