Cap de Fer Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Cap de Fer Lighthouse
Also known as: Cap de Fer (Ra's el Hadid)
Completed in 1859, the Cap de Fer lighthouse is a 17-meter cylindrical tower situated on a cape at the northern entrance to the Golfe de Stora. It rises from a one-story keeper's house and is topped with a lantern and gallery. The lighthouse emits a white flash every 15 seconds from a focal height of 65 meters, offering a geographic range of 20.8 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though access to the tower itself is restricted. The lighthouse is located near El Marsa, within the Skikda region of Algeria.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels entering and exiting the Golfe de Stora, a significant regional waterway along the northern Algerian coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 65m
- Geographic Range
- 20.8NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1859
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
Structure: round cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, rising from 1-story keeper's house
Location
- City
- El Marsa
- Country
- 🇩🇿Algeria
- Region
- Skikda
- Sea Region
- spectacular cape at the northern entrance to the Golfe de Stora
- Latitude
- 37.0799°
- Longitude
- 7.1714°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Skikda(16.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- E6516
- NGA No.
- 113-22228
- ARLHS No.
- ALG-011
- Wikidata
- Q23013084 →
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