The Kastri Lighthouse also known as the Lighthouse of Othonoi is an active 19th-century
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.
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which marks the approaches to
Othonoi
Othonoi (, also rendered as Othoni, ) is a small inhabited list of Greek islands, Greek island in the Ionian Sea, located northwest of Corfu, and is the westernmost point of Greece. Othonoi is the largest and most populated of the Diapontian Isl ...
the most northerly island of the
Ionian archipelago.
Established in 1872, the lighthouse was built on Cape Kastri, at the northeastern tip of the island. A road links the site to Ammos the main settlement on Othonoi.
The light, which has a
characteristic of one flash of white light every ten seconds, is shown from a lantern room at the top of a tower. The masonry tower stands above the seaward side of a single-story keeper's house. With a focal height of 103 m above sea level, the light can be seen for 18 nautical miles.
According to ''The Lighthouses of Greece'': "It was damaged during World War II by bombs and looters and was unlit from 1941 until 1954. The kerosene beacon was then restored and served until 1985 when it was electrified."
Along with other Greek lighthouses, it is maintained and operated by the
Hellenic Navy Hydrographic Service.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Greece
References
External links
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Lighthouses in Greece
Othonoi
1872 establishments in Greece
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