Wādī Kīd Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Wādī Kīd Lighthouse
This cylindrical fiberglass tower stands 9 meters tall with a focal height of 11 meters. It displays a white light with a characteristic of one white flash every 10 seconds. The lighthouse is painted black with a single yellow horizontal band. It is situated on a promontory approximately 19 kilometers north of the narrowest point of the Strait of Tīrān. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed. Its geographic range is 10.7 nautical miles.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the west side of the entrance to the Strait of Tīrān for southbound vessels. It is important for maritime safety in this heavily trafficked passage.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- Country
- 🇪🇬Egypt
- Region
- South Sinai
- Sea Region
- Marks the west side of the entrance to the Strait of Tīrān for southbound vessels, located on a promontory about 19 km north of the narrowest part of the strait.
- Latitude
- 28.1707°
- Longitude
- 34.4485°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sharm ash Shaykh(21.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- D7297.76
- NGA No.
- 30426
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with a yellow horizontal band
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: tower, probably a round hourglass-shaped fiberglass tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Wādī Kīd على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Egypt، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.