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List of lighthouses in Nigeria

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This is a list of lighthouses in Nigeria.[1][2]

Lighthouses

Name Image Year
built
Location &
coordinates
Class of Light
[2]
Focal
height
[2]
NGA
number
[2]
Admiralty
number
[2]
Range
nml
[2]
Beecroft Point Lighthouse 1891 Lagos
6°24′11.8″N 3°23′01.8″E / 6.403278°N 3.383833°E / 6.403278; 3.383833
Fl (2) W 15s. 26 metres (85 ft) 24968 D3870 15
Bonny Lighthouse ~1950s Bonny Island
4°24′14.1″N 7°08′08.6″E / 4.403917°N 7.135722°E / 4.403917; 7.135722
Fl (2) W 20s. 40 metres (130 ft) 25064 D3940 17
Lagos East Mole Lighthouse n/a Lagos
6°23′46.2″N 3°24′13.0″E / 6.396167°N 3.403611°E / 6.396167; 3.403611
Fl G 3s. 9 metres (30 ft) 24976 D3873 5
Ogidigben Lighthouse ~1950s Escravos River
5°33′36.0″N 5°10′54.0″E / 5.560000°N 5.181667°E / 5.560000; 5.181667 (NGA)
Fl (3) W 10s. 40 metres (130 ft) 25036 D3900 17
Palm Point Lighthouse 1910 Akassa
4°16′37.9″N 6°05′06.6″E / 4.277194°N 6.085167°E / 4.277194; 6.085167
Fl W 10s. 30 metres (98 ft) 25056 D3930 15

See also

References

  1. ^ Nigeria The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2016
  2. ^ 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 25 September 2016

Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.