This is a list of lighthouses in Mauritania.[1][2]
Lighthouses
edit| Name | Image | Year built |
Location & coordinates |
Class of Light[2] | Focal height[2] |
NGA number[2] |
Admiralty number[2] |
Range nml[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Blanc Lighthouse | Image | 1910 | 20°46′20.5″N 17°02′51.2″W / 20.772361°N 17.047556°W | Fl W 5s. | 43 metres (141 ft) | 24340 | D2977 | 17 |
| Nouakchott Approach Lighthouse | Image | 1980s | 17°59′32.8″N 16°01′18.1″W / 17.992444°N 16.021694°W | Fl W 4s. | 37 metres (121 ft) | 24373 | D2986 | 16 |
| Pointe de Cansado Lighthouse | 1913 est. | 20°51′17.2″N 17°01′43.4″W / 20.854778°N 17.028722°W | Q WR | 20 metres (66 ft) | 24360 | D2979 | white: 11 red: 8 | |
| Pointe Chacal Lighthouse | n/a | 20°53′51.9″N 17°03′23.1″W / 20.897750°N 17.056417°W | Iso WRG 4s. | 20 metres (66 ft) | 24364 | D2980 | white: 11 red: 8 green: 8 |
See also
edit- List of lighthouses in Morocco (to the north)
- List of lighthouses in Senegal (to the south)
- Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels
References
edit- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Mauritania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-20.
- ^ a b c d e f List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016
External links
editRowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
