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. 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

Poland
Location	Gdańsk Pomeranian Voivodeship Poland
Coordinates	54°24′00.5″N 18°41′46.4″E
Year first constructed	1984
Foundation	reiforced concrete
Tower shape	square tower with 3-story control and observation room on the top
Markings / pattern	blue tower, white control and observation room
Tower height	61 metres (200 ft)
Focal height	56 metres (184 ft)
Light source	mains power
Range	25 nautical miles (46 km; 29 mi)
Characteristic	Fl (3) W 9s.
Admiralty number	C3080.8
NGA number	6968
ARLHS number	POL-007[1]

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

• List of lighthouses in Poland

References

1. Port Północny Lighthouse Archived 26 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine 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.

External links

• Urząd Morski w Słupsku (in Polish)