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Album name: | Michal Gastropoda Marciniak / Tunisia | ||
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Inactive | ||
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1895, 2009 place was abandoned, there was no electricity (line cut off) | ||
Any other comments: | Site open | ||
Coordinates (in any format): | 34 17 20.5 N 10 05 37.9 E | ||
Displayed: | 475 times | ||
Date added: | Apr 23, 2014 | ||
Keywords: | Tunisia / Mediterranean sea / Skhira | ||
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But i can't see old lighthouse around this place. Can you provide location, so i will pinpoint it to the chart?
Nobody mentioned about a new skeletal lighthouse...
But its now 5 years later.
I checked "unc" - there are many mistakes, let's look:
1/ Active; - not active anymore
2/ Approx. 30 m (98 ft) - not so high , I would say 6-7 m
3/ skeletal tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a square concrete building - not skeletal but square from bricks
4/ Bing has a satellite view - wrong position - there is nothing to see on google earth
5/ Lighthouse Explorer has a historic photo of the original lighthouse; its fate is not known - the lighthouse is abandoned ans is still there
6/ Located about 1.2 km (3/4 mi) northwest of the base of the main pier at La Skhirra - further error in location