Yelagina Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Yelagina Lighthouse
Also known as: Yelagina (Mys Yelagina, Ostrov Askold)
The Yelagina Lighthouse is a white cylindrical masonry tower with a red lantern and gallery, standing 8 meters tall and situated 113 meters above sea level. It is located on the southern tip of Ostrov Askol'd in Russia's Primorsky Krai. The current structure was erected in 1976, replacing an earlier lighthouse. The light emits a single white flash every 6 seconds and has a geographic range of 26.2 nautical miles. The lighthouse is attached to a keeper's house constructed from masonry. Its predecessor marked the first lighthouse established on Russia's Pacific Coast.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is historically significant as its original light was the first established on Russia's Pacific Coast, contributing to the region's maritime development.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 113m
- Geographic Range
- 26.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1976
- First Lit
- 1881
Significant events: first lighthouse built on Russia's Pacific Coast
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fokino(12.5 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ASR-075
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white, lantern red
- Material
- masonry
Structure: octagonal cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a ramshackle masonry keeper's house
Location
- Country
- 🇷🇺Russia
- Region
- Primorsky Krai
- Sea Region
- south point of Ostrov Askol'd
- Latitude
- 42.7307°
- Longitude
- 132.3421°
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