İnceburun Lighthouse (Turkish: İnceburun Feneri) is an active lighthouse on the Black Sea coast in Sinop Province, Turkey.
 İnceburun Lighthouse in Sinop Province, Turkey | |
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| Location | Sinop, Turkey |
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| Coordinates | 42°05′49″N 34°56′42″E / 42.09694°N 34.94500°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1863 |
| Construction | Stone tower |
| Height | 12 m (39 ft) |
| Shape | Octagonal prism above square plan base |
| Markings | White tower and lantern |
| Operator | Directorate General of Coastal Safety |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)  |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) W 20s. |
| Turkey no. | TUR-005, TR-10310 |
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The masonry lighthouse was constructed in 1863 on İnceburun (lit. 'Sharp Cape'), on the cliffs of the northernmost point of Anatolia.[1] It is situated about 25 km (16 mi) northwest of Sinop. The 12 m (39 ft)-tall lighthouse tower with a gallery around the lantern room has the form of an octagonal prism in the upper half sitting on a square-plan base, and is white painted. A one-story keeper's house is attached to it, and three additional buildings belong to the light station. At a focal height of 26 m (85 ft), it flashes white four times every 20 seconds.[2]
The lighthouse is accessible but the tower is closed to the public.[2] The lighthouse keeping is served by Family Çilesiz, who do the job in fifth generation.[3]
References
edit- ^ "İnceburun Feneri" (in Turkish). Olympos. 2010-12-25. Archived from the original on 2016-07-24. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ (2007-04-16). "Lighthouses of Northern Turkey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-07-23.
- ^ Yedig, Serhan (2012-06-01). "Sinop'un sürprizleri – İbceburun Feneri". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-07-23.
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