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Name: Akmenrags Light  

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Nearest Town or City:
Akmenrags, , Latvia

Location: North of Liepaja, Baltic Sea.

Managing Organization:
Maritime Administration of Latvia

Notes:
The village of Akmenrags is said to have only three families, all of them employed at the lighthouse. The lighthouse was known in German as Steinort.

Tower Height: 125

Height of Focal Plane: 125

Characteristic and Range: Two white flashes every 7.5 seconds.

Description of Tower: Red, conical stone tower.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1879: Temporary light. 1889: Red and white wooden tower. 1911: Stone tower, destroyed in WWI.

Date Established: 1879

Date Present Tower Built: 1921

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Yes.


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