List of lighthouses in Malta
This is a list of lighthouses in Malta.[1][2]
Lighthouses
Name | Image | Location coordinates |
Year built | Tower height | Focal height | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Delimara Lighthouse | Marsaxlokk, Malta | 1854 | 22 m (72 ft) | 46 m (151 ft) | Now deactivated, renovated | |
Delimara Lighthouse (New) | ![]() |
Marsaxlokk, Malta | 1990 | 18 m (59 ft) | 35 m (115 ft) | Modern lighthouse built to replace historic light |
Fort St. Elmo Light | Fort Saint Elmo, Malta |
1976 | 10 m (33 ft) | 49 m (161 ft) | Skeleton tower above the fort | |
Giordan Lighthouse | Ghasri, Gozo | 1853 | 22 m (72 ft) | 180 m (591 ft) | ||
Ricasoli Breakwater Lighthouse | ![]() |
Grand Harbour, Malta |
1908 | 9 m (30 ft) | 11 m (36 ft) | Masonry tower with red lantern |
St. Elmo Breakwater Lighthouse | ![]() |
Grand Harbour, Malta |
1908 | 14 m (46 ft) | 16 m (52 ft) | Masonry tower with green lantern |
Mgarr Main Breakwater Light | ![]() |
Mgarr, Gozo |
1970s | 5 m (16 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Conical tower painted red and white |
Mgarr North Breakwater Light | ![]() |
Mgarr, Gozo |
1970s | 5 m (16 ft) | 7 m (23 ft) | Conical tower painted green and white |
Portomaso Lighthouse | ![]() |
St. Julians, Malta |
1990s | 6 m (20 ft) | 8 m (26 ft) | Modern design, part of new marina |
Map
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Delimara
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Fort Saint Elmo
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Giordan
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Grand Harbour
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Mgarr
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Portomaso
Map of the lighthouses of Malta
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Malta". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
- ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 113, The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
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