Ákra Gouroúni Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ákra Gouroúni Lighthouse
Also known as: Ákra Gouroúni (Guruni, Skópelos)
Built in 1884, the lighthouse is situated on the northwestern extremity of Skópelos, an island in the Voriai (Northern) Sporades group near the Thessaly shore. The construction is a 14-meter-tall square stone tower, which includes a lantern and gallery, built upon a 1-story stone dwelling. Its light source is positioned 70 meters above sea level and emits a white flash at 30-second intervals. This marker is positioned about 4 kilometers northwest of Glossa, delineating a deep-water route important for area traffic.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks a deep-water channel between Skíathos and Skópelos, serving vessels traveling along the coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 30s
- Focal Height
- 70m
- Geographic Range
- 21.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1884
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with unpainted stone trim
- Material
- stone
Structure: square stone tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a 1-story stone keeper's house
Location
- City
- Skopelos Municipality
- Country
- 🇬🇷Greece
- Region
- Thessaly
- Sea Region
- on the island of Skópelos, largest of the chain of islands off the coast of Thessaly known as the Voriai (Northern) Sporades. It frames a deep water passage used by coastwise shipping between the islands of Skíathos and Skópelos, located at the northwestern tip of the island, about 4 km northwest of Glossa.
- Latitude
- 39.2076°
- Longitude
- 23.5931°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Glossa(2.8 km)
- Wikidata
- Q17173373 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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