Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse
Gdańsk North Port Lighthouse
LocationGdańsk
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates54°24′00.5″N 18°41′46.4″E / 54.400139°N 18.696222°E / 54.400139; 18.696222
Tower
Constructed1984
Foundationreinforced concrete
Height61 metres (200 ft)
Shapesquare tower with 3-story control and observation room on the top
Markingsblue tower, white control and observation room
Power sourcemains electricity Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height56 metres (184 ft)
Range25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 9s.

Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse (Gdańsk North Port Lighthouse) is a lighthouse in Gdańsk, located on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, by the Bay of Gdańsk.[1] It is the youngest lighthouse in Poland; located between the lighthouse in Hel, and the lighthouse in Krynica Morska.[2]

The lighthouse houses the admiralty of the Port of Gdańsk and is not open for the public.[3] The lighthouse is the only lighthouse in Poland to have a lift to get to the top command deck. The lighthouse was built in 1984.[4]

Technical data

  • Light characteristic
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 1.5 s.
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 1.5 s.
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 4.5 s.
    • Period: 9 s.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Latarnia Morska w Gdańsku – Port Północny". Latarnie. 18 October 2013. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. ↑ "Latarnia morska w Gdańsku – Port Północny". Polskie Pomorze. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gdańsk Port Północny". Latarnie Morskie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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