Vorontsov Lighthouse

Vorontsov Lighthouse
Odesa Range Front
	New Vorontsov Lighthouse (2013)
Location	Odesa; Ukraine
Coordinates	46°29′47.6″N 30°45′36.2″E / 46.496556°N 30.760056°E
Tower
Constructed	1888 (first)
Construction	cast iron tower
Height	26 metres (85 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower, red lantern
Operator	Gosgidrografiya
Heritage	Local cultural heritage monument of architecture of Ukraine
Light
First lit	1955 (current)
Focal height	27 metres (89 ft)
Characteristic	Fl (3) R 12s.
Ukraine no.	UA-0340

The Vorontsov Lighthouse (Ukrainian: Воронцовський маяк, Russian: Воронцовский маяк) is a red-and-white, 27.2 metre tall lighthouse in the Black Sea port of Odesa, Ukraine. It is named after Prince Mikhail Semyonovich Vorontsov, one of the governors-general of the Odesa region.^[2]

Construction

The lighthouse was built with iron tubing and lead gaskets. It has a one-million-watt signal light that can be seen up to twelve nautical miles (22 km) away. It transmits the Morse Code signal of three dashes, the letter O, for Odesa. It also sounds a foghorn during severe storms or fog.^[2]^[3]

The lighthouse is connected with the port's shoreline by a long stone causeway and jetty, which protect the port from the southern high seas. The port is protected on the east by huge concrete breakwaters built on rocks, that rise above the water.

History

The current lighthouse is the third to stand on the same spot. The first was built in 1862 and was made of wood.^[3]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Ukraine: Odessa Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
^ ^a ^b Kononova, G. (1984). Odessa: A Guide. Moscow: Raduga Publishers. p. 167-168
^ ^a ^b Karakina, Yelena; Tatyana Samoilova; Anna Ishchenko (2004). Touring Odessa. BDRUK. ISBN 966-8137-01-9. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. p. 33

External links

"Vorontsov Lighthouse". Retrieved 2006-01-08.

[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Ukraine: Odessa Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-22.

[guide-2] Kononova, G. (1984). Odessa: A Guide. Moscow: Raduga Publishers. p. 167-168

[touring-3] Karakina, Yelena; Tatyana Samoilova; Anna Ishchenko (2004). Touring Odessa. BDRUK. ISBN 966-8137-01-9. Archived from the original on 2012-02-05. p. 33

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v t e Tourist attractions in Odesa, Ukraine
Buildings	Bristol Hotel City Hall Londonskaya Hotel Maraslis House Mayurov House Opera Theater Odesa Passage Quarantine Odesa railway station Sea Port Odesa University Philharmonic Theater Potemkin Stairs Transfiguration Cathedral Vorontsov Palace Vorontsov Lighthouse
Museums	Archeological Museum Art Museum Catacombs Museum of the Cinema Museum of Concrete Holocaust Museum Jewish Museum Literature Museum Maritime Museum Numismatics Museum Pushkin Museum Regional History Museum Museum of Western and Eastern Art
Streets and squares	Derybasivska Street Frantsuzskyi Boulevard Hretska Square Italiiska Street Prymorskyi Boulevard Rishelievska Street Soborna Square Yevropeiska Square
Parks and gardens	Arcadia Park Botanical Garden City garden Luzanivka Hydropark Shevchenko Park Transfiguration Park Victory Park Odesa Zoo
Beaches	Arcadia Beach Langeron Beach Luzanivka Beach
Other	Chornomorets Stadium Kuialnyk Cemetery Kulykove Pole Pryvoz Market
Category

v t e Lighthouses and lightvessels in Ukraine
Italics indicate inactive sites.
Black Sea	Sanzhyika Tendra Tarkhankut Vorontsov Yalta Illichivsk Chersonese Sarych Meganom Dzharylhach
Azov Sea	Upper Berdyansk Lower Berdyansk Yeni Kale Biryuchy Belosaray
Dnieper	Adziogol Stanislav Range Front Light Ochakiv

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