Cotonou Lighthouse

Cotonou Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Cotonou, Benin. It was established in 1910. A second skeletal tower was built in 1928, and that light was moved to the water tower in 1968.[1]

Cotonou Lighthouse
Benin
LocationCotonou
Benin
Coordinates6°21′06″N 2°26′28″E
Year first constructed1910 (first)
1928 (second)[1]
Year first lit1968 (current)[1]
Deactivated1928 (first)
1968 (second)[1]
Foundationconcrete base (current and second)
Constructionmetal skeletal water tank tower (current)
masonry tower (first)
metal skeletal tower (second)[1]
Tower shapesquare prism skeletal tower with lantern atop the water tank (current)
tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (first)
hexagonal tower with enclosed upper observation room, balcony and lantern (second)[1]
Markings / patterngrey tower (current)
white tower (first)
white and red horizontal bands (second)
Tower height26 metres (85 ft) (current)[2]
Focal height31 metres (102 ft) (current)
16 metres (52 ft) (first)[1]
Range20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)[2]
CharacteristicFl W 5s.[2]
Admiralty numberD3178[2]
NGA number24952[2]
ARLHS numberBEN-001[1]

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