Lagos West Mole Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lagos West Mole Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse, painted with red and white horizontal bands, stands 7 meters tall with its light at a focal height of 10 meters. It is a pyramidal structure with a gallery, located at the end of the west mole guarding the entrance to Lagos harbor. Its red light flashes once every 6 seconds, offering a geographic range of 10.4 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself cannot be entered.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for the safe passage of maritime traffic into and out of Lagos harbor, addressing navigational challenges at the harbor entrance.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 6s
- Focal Height
- 10m
- Geographic Range
- 10.4NM
Location
- City
- Lagos
- Country
- 🇵🇹Portugal
- Region
- Faro
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of the mole on the west side of the entrance to Lagos harbor.
- Latitude
- 37.0987°
- Longitude
- -8.6668°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Lagos(0.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- POR-091
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- pyramidal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: rectangular pyramidal concrete tower with gallery, painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Lagos West Mole على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Portugal، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.