Zákynthos North Breakwater Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Zákynthos North Breakwater Lighthouse
This 9-meter concrete lighthouse is situated at the end of the north breakwater in Zákynthos harbor. It features a white concrete square tower with a single green horizontal band, rising from a square equipment shelter on a stepped platform. The focal height of its light is 11 meters. A green light flashes once every 1.5 seconds, visible for 10.7 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is indispensable for the safe navigation of ships entering and exiting Zákynthos harbor, clearly delineating the end of the north breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 1.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 1.5s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- City
- Zakynthos Municipal Unit
- Country
- 🇬🇷Greece
- Region
- Ioanian Islands
- Sea Region
- Zákynthos harbor, on the end of the north breakwater
- Latitude
- 37.7812°
- Longitude
- 20.9054°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Zakynthos(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N3988
- NGA No.
- 14737
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white concrete with one green horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: A 9m concrete post, painted white concrete with one green horizontal band, centered on a square 1-story equipment shelter standing on a square stepped platform.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Zákynthos North Breakwater على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Greece، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.