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Gibraltar North Mole Elbow Lighthouse
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LocationGibraltar Harbour, Gibraltar``
Coordinates36°08′54″N 5°21′57″W / 36.148409°N 5.365903°W / 36.148409; -5.365903
Tower
Constructionsteel skeletal tower
Height25 metres (82 ft)
Shapesquare tower with control room
Markingsgrey metallic
OperatorPort of Gibraltar[1]
Light
Deactivated2013
Rangered: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)
CharacteristicF R

The Gibraltar North Mole Elbow Lighthouse is one of several lighthouses in Gibraltar, a British Overseas Territory at the south end of the peninsula of Iberia. Also known as the Gibraltar "E" Head Lighthouse, its tower is painted grey. The active lighthouse is west of the Rock of Gibraltar and positioned at the elbow of the North Mole at Gibraltar Harbour. The lighthouse is operated by the Gibraltar Port Authority.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Gibraltar". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 February 2016.

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