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__NOTOC__The Vorontsov Lighthouse ( uk, Воронцовський маяк, russian: Воронцовский маяк) is a red-and-white, 27.2 metre tall lighthouse in the
The lighthouse was built with iron tubing and lead gaskets. It has a one-million-watt signal light that can be seen up to twelve nautical miles (22 km) away. It transmits the Morse Code signal of three dashes, the letter ''O'', for Odesa. It also sounds a foghorn during severe storms or fog. p. 33
The lighthouse is connected with the port's shoreline by a long stone causeway and jetty, which protect the port from the southern high seas. The port is protected on the east by huge concrete breakwaters built on rocks, that rise above the water.
Black Sea
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port of Odesa
Odesa (also spelled Odessa) is the third most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea. The city is also the administrati ...
, Ukraine
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. It is named after Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, one of the governors-general of the Odessa region. p. 167-168
Construction
The lighthouse was built with iron tubing and lead gaskets. It has a one-million-watt signal light that can be seen up to twelve nautical miles (22 km) away. It transmits the Morse Code signal of three dashes, the letter ''O'', for Odesa. It also sounds a foghorn during severe storms or fog. p. 33
The lighthouse is connected with the port's shoreline by a long stone causeway and jetty, which protect the port from the southern high seas. The port is protected on the east by huge concrete breakwaters built on rocks, that rise above the water.
History
The current lighthouse is the third to stand on the same spot. The first was built in 1862 and was made of wood.See also
* List of lighthouses in UkraineReferences
External links
* {{Authority control Buildings and structures in Odesa Lighthouses in Ukraine Tourist attractions in Odesa Lighthouses completed in 1862 1860s establishments in Ukraine 1862 establishments in the Russian Empire