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Casquets lighthouses
Les Casquets seen from the ferry Condor Liberation
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LocationLes Casquets
Alderney
Channel Islands
Coordinates49°43′19″N 2°22′37″W / 49.72194°N 2.37694°W / 49.72194; -2.37694
Tower
Constructed1723
Constructionstone tower
Automated1990
Height23 m (75 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite and red horizontal bands, red lantern
Power sourcesolar power, wind turbine Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorTrinity House
Light
First lit1724
Focal height37 m (121 ft)
Lens2nd Order (700mm) five panel rotating
Light sourceLED
Intensity452,000 candela
Range18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl (5) W 30 s.

Casquets Lighthouse is an active lighthouse located on the rocky Les Casquets, Alderney, Channel Islands.[1]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Guernsey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 12 January 2016.

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