Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light is an active lighthouse and range light in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located in a dockyard area on the waterfront and guides ships into the commercial harbor of Saint Petersburg.[1]
 Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light in 2009 | |
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| Location | Saint Petersburg Russia |
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| Coordinates | 59°52′40.2″N 30°12′58.96″E / 59.877833°N 30.2163778°E |
| Tower | |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 239 feet (73 m) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with several galleries and lantern |
| Markings | red and white horizontal bands tower |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 249 feet (76 m) |
| Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km) |
| Characteristic | Oc R 4s. |
At a height of 239 feet (73 m) it is the fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, the tallest in Russia, and the tallest range light in the world.[2]
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- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 192.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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