Didamar Lighthouse
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Location | Quoin Island Oman |
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Coordinates | 26°28′38.2″N 56°32′18.4″E / 26.477278°N 56.538444°E |
Tower | |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | metal skeletal tower |
Height | 24 metres (79 ft) |
Shape | square pyramidal skeletal tower |
Markings | white tower |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Light | |
Focal height | 60 metres (200 ft) |
Light source | solar power |
Range | 23 nautical miles (43 km; 26 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
Didamar Lighthouse (also known as Quoin Island Lighthouse) is the northernmost lighthouse in Oman, located on Little Quoin Island in the As Salamah Archipelago north of Musandam Peninsula in the Strait of Hormuz.
See also
References
- ^ Oman The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 October 2016
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 13 October 2016
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Oman". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.