List of lighthouses in Malta
Appearance
This is a list of lighthouses in Malta.[1][2]
Lighthouses
Name | Image | Location coordinates |
Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delimara Lighthouse | Marsaxlokk, Malta | 1854 | 22 m (72 ft) | 46 m (151 ft) | Now deactivated, renovated | |
Delimara Lighthouse (New) | ![]() |
Marsaxlokk, Malta | 1990 | 18 m (59 ft) | 35 m (115 ft) | Modern lighthouse built to replace historic light |
Fort St. Elmo Light | Fort Saint Elmo, Malta |
1976 | 10 m (33 ft) | 49 m (161 ft) | Skeleton tower above the fort | |
Giordan Lighthouse | Ghasri, Gozo | 1853 | 22 m (72 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
Ricasoli Breakwater Lighthouse | ![]() |
Grand Harbour, Malta |
1908 | 9 m (30 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | Masonry tower with red lantern |
St. Elmo Breakwater Lighthouse | ![]() |
Grand Harbour, Malta |
1908 | 14 m (46 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | Masonry tower with green lantern |
Mgarr Main Breakwater Light | ![]() |
Mgarr, Gozo |
1970s | 5 m (16 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Conical tower painted red and white |
Mgarr North Breakwater Light | ![]() |
Mgarr, Gozo |
1970s | 5 m (16 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Conical tower painted green and white |
Portomaso Lighthouse | ![]() |
St. Julians, Malta |
1990s | 6 m (20 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Modern design, part of new marina |
Map of the lighthouses of Malta
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Malta". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ^ 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.
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