World of Lighthouses

General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: fluorite on October 06, 2018, 07:23:59 AM

Title: where is the westernmost lighthouse in the world ?
Post by: fluorite on October 06, 2018, 07:23:59 AM
East Cape lighthouse, The easternmost lighthouse in the world,

Slettnes Lighthouse, the northernmost lighthouse on the European ?

a lighthouses on Antarctica, is the southernmost lighthouse in the world,

where is the westernmost lighthouse in the world ?
Title: Re: where is the westernmost lighthouse in the world ?
Post by: mitko on October 06, 2018, 08:36:39 AM
As i said in gallery - Eastern Cape is not actually eastern -  there is one more lighthouse M8150 - cape Navarin in Chukotka, Russia 179° 09.6´E and few minor lights there of which the easternmost cape Korobitsin M8153 - 62° 49.8´ N 179° 34.3´ E
As for western this is probably be Fuji - Udu Point ? 16° 07.8´ S 179° 57.2´ W
Title: Re: where is the westernmost lighthouse in the world ?
Post by: mitko on October 06, 2018, 08:38:24 AM
Also Svalbard lights are far to north than Sletness.
Title: Re: where is the westernmost lighthouse in the world ?
Post by: fluorite on October 06, 2018, 09:52:50 AM
but, they moved the International date line,
now the Cape Undu lighthouse become the easternmost lighthouse in the world,

Thanks, I see, the Vestpynten Lighthouse, Admiralty L4318, is the northernmost lighthousein the world,
78°15'06.7"N 15°25'01.2"E
https://foursquare.com/v/vestpynten/51b32dff498e7bc63f412050?openPhotoId=51b353c1498e28ccb773e706