Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light

Lighthouse

59°52′40.2″N 30°12′58.96″E / 59.877833°N 30.2163778°E / 59.877833; 30.2163778TowerConstructionconcrete towerHeight239 feet (73 m)Shapetapered cylindrical tower with several galleries and lanternMarkingsred and white horizontal bands towerLightFocal height249 feet (76 m)Range10 nautical miles (19 km)CharacteristicOc R 4s.

Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Light is an active lighthouse and range light in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is located in a dockyard area on the waterfront and guides ships into the commercial harbor of Saint Petersburg.^[1]

At a height of 239 feet (73 m) it is the fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, the tallest in Russia, and the tallest range light in the world.^[2]

References

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^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 192.
Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: St. Petersburg Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.