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La Coruna / Torre de Hercules lighthouse
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La Coruna / Torre de Hercules lighthouse
Keywords: Galicia;La Coruna;Spain;Bay of Biscay
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Album name:mitko / North and west coasts of Spain
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):active
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):Ancient Roman lighthouse, oldest Roman lighthouse in use today, first reference around 415
Height of the tower, m:49 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m:106
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc):Group flashing, 4 flashes in 20s, flash 0.3s, eclipse 3s, white
Range, nm:23 nm
Any other comments:Obscured in entrance to Ensenada del Orzan
Coordinates (in any format):43 23.1562 N 8 24.3891 W
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Date added:Jun 02, 2014
DateTime Original:2014:05:27 20:24:29
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Keywords:Galicia / La Coruna / Spain / Bay of Biscay
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