Adziogol Lighthouse

Stanislav-Adziogol Lighthouse
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LocationKherson Oblast
Ukraine
Coordinates46°29′32.54″N 32°13′57.35″E / 46.4923722°N 32.2325972°E / 46.4923722; 32.2325972
Tower
Constructed1911
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionskeletal steel
Height211 feet (64 m)[1]
Shapecircular hyperboloid tower with central cylinder, double balcony and lantern
Markingsred tower
OperatorDerzhhydrohrafiya
Light
Focal height221 feet (67 m)[2]
Range19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
CharacteristicF W on request, visible only on range line
Ukraine no.UA-1001
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The Adziogol Lighthouse[3] (Ukrainian: Аджигольський маяк), also known as Stanislav–Adzhyhol Lighthouse or Stanislav Range Rear light, is one of two vertical lattice hyperboloid structures of steel bars, serving as active lighthouses in Dnieper Estuary, Ukraine. It is located about 30 km (19 mi) west of the city of Kherson. At a height of 211 feet (64 m), it is the sixteenth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world[4] as well as the tallest in Ukraine.

  1. ^ According to List of Lights. 210 feet (64 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory. 68 metres (223 ft) according to Great Buildings.
  2. ^ According to List of Lights. 220 feet (67 m) according to The Lighthouse Directory.
  3. ^ Avery, Derek (2003). Victorian and Edwardian Architecture. London: Chaucer. p. 136.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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