Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse

Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse (Gdańsk North Port Lighthouse) is a lighthouse in Gdańsk, located on the Polish coast of the Baltic Sea, by the Bay of Gdańsk.[1] It is the youngest lighthouse in Poland; located between the lighthouse in Hel, and the lighthouse in Krynica Morska.[2]

Gdańsk Port Północny Lighthouse
Gdańsk North Port Lighthouse
LocationGdańsk
Pomeranian Voivodeship
Poland
Coordinates54°24′00.5″N 18°41′46.4″E
Tower
Constructed1984
Foundationreinforced concrete
Height61 metres (200 ft)
Shapesquare tower with 3-story control and observation room on the top
Markingsblue tower, white control and observation room
Power sourcemains electricity 
Light
Focal height56 metres (184 ft)
Range25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
CharacteristicFl (3) W 9s.

The lighthouse houses the admiralty of the Port of Gdańsk and is not open for the public.[3] The lighthouse is the only lighthouse in Poland to have a lift to get to the top command deck. The lighthouse was built in 1984.[4]

Technical data
  • Light characteristic
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 1.5 s.
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 1.5 s.
    • Light: 0.5 s.
    • Darkness: 4.5 s.
    • Period: 9 s.

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. "Latarnia Morska w Gdańsku – Port Północny". Latarnie. Archived from the original on 5 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. "Latarnia morska w Gdańsku – Port Północny". Polskie Pomorze. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  4. "Gdańsk Port Północny". Latarnie Morskie. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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