Lists Of Lighthouses

picture info	Lists Of Lighthouses This article contains links to lists of lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...s around the world. According to ''Lighthouse Directory'', there are more than 18,600 lighthouses worldwide. Africa ''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' Antarctica List of lighthouses in Antarctica * List of lighthouses in the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Asia ''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' Europe ''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choice in the table below to link you to lighthouses in that area.'' North America ''Note: Click on the country or place name of your choi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous shoals, reefs, rocks, and safe entries to harbors; they also assist in aerial navigation. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and the advent of much cheaper, more sophisticated, and more effective electronic navigational systems. History Ancient lighthouses Before the development of clearly defined ports, mariners were guided by fires built on hilltops. Since elevating the fire would improve visibility, placing the fire on a platform became a practice that led to the development of the lighthouse. In antiquity, the lighthouse functioned more as an entrance marker to ports than as a warning signal for reefs and promontory, prom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Lighthouses In Eritrea This is a list of lighthouses in Eritrea. Retrieved 22 September 2016 See also * List of lighthouses in Sudan (to the north-west) * List of lighthouses in Djibouti (to the south-east) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Eritrea Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Lighthouses In Mauritania This is a list of lighthouses in Mauritania. Retrieved 2 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Morocco (to the north) * List of lighthouses in Senegal (to the south) * Lists of lighthouses and lightvessels References External links {{Lighthouses in Africa Mauritania Lighthouses Lighthouses A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mark ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it shares Portugal-Spain border, the longest uninterrupted border in the European Union; to the south and the west is the North Atlantic Ocean; and to the west and southwest lie the Macaronesia, Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, which are the two Autonomous Regions of Portugal, autonomous regions of Portugal. Lisbon is the Capital city, capital and List of largest cities in Portugal, largest city, followed by Porto, which is the only other Metropolitan areas in Portugal, metropolitan area. The western Iberian Peninsula has been continuously inhabited since Prehistoric Iberia, prehistoric times, with the earliest signs of Human settlement, settlement dating to 5500 BC. Celts, Celtic and List of the Pre-Roman peoples of the Iberia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Lighthouses In Madeira This is a list of lighthouses in Madeira. Retrieved 21 September 2016 Lighthouses See also * List of lighthouses in Portugal References External links * {{Lighthouses in Africa Lists of lighthouses by dependent territory, Madeira Madeira-related lists, Lighthouses Lighthouses in Portugal, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]