Karaburun District Lighthouses Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Karaburun District Lighthouses Lighthouse
This lighthouse, built in 1938, is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 13 meters tall on a steep bluff. It is painted white with four narrow black horizontal bands and features four large ribs. The light emits a white flash every 20 seconds from a focal height of 97 meters, with a geographic range of approximately 24.6 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed. It is located on the Karaburun peninsula, about 4 kilometers west of Sarpıncık and 11.1 kilometers by sea from the nearest port of Inousses.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the Karaburun peninsula, also known as the Black Cape, a significant feature for vessels navigating the Aegean Sea.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 20s
- Focal Height
- 97m
- Geographic Range
- 24.6NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1938
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with four narrow black horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with gallery and four large ribs
Location
- City
- Karaburun
- Country
- 🇹🇷Turkey
- Sea Region
- Karaburun (Black Cape) is the tip of the peninsula projecting into the Aegean northeast of the Greek island of Chios. Located on a steep bluff at the end of the peninsula, 4 km (2.5 mi) west of Sarpıncık.
- Latitude
- 38.6581°
- Longitude
- 26.3623°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Inousses(11.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- N4630
- NGA No.
- 19896
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