This is a list of lighthouses in Switzerland.[1] Although Switzerland is a landlocked country, it has a number of lakes that are navigated by passenger ships and leisure boats.
Lighthouses
Name | Image | Water body | Location & coordinates | Year built | Class of Light | Focal height |
ARLHS number |
Range nml |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Genève Jetée du Sud Lighthouse | Lake Geneva | Geneva 46°12′28.9″N 6°09′21.7″E / 46.208028°N 6.156028°E |
1911 | F R | 3 metres (9.8 ft) | SWI-002 | n/a | |
Les Pâquis Lighthouse | Lake Geneva | Geneva 46°12′36.1″N 6°09′25.1″E / 46.210028°N 6.156972°E |
1896 | F RG | 16 metres (52 ft) | SWI-001 | n/a | |
Morges Jetée du Nord Lighthouse | Lake Geneva | Morges 46°30′23.3″N 6°29′56.7″E / 46.506472°N 6.499083°E |
n/a | F G | 8 metres (26 ft) | SWI-004 | n/a | |
Morges Jetée du Sud Lighthouse | Lake Geneva | Morges 46°30′22.1″N 6°29′56.5″E / 46.506139°N 6.499028°E |
n/a | F R | 9 metres (30 ft) | SWI-003 | n/a | |
Romanshorn Shoal Lighthouse | Lake Constance | Romanshorn 47°34′00.5″N 9°23′32.0″E / 47.566806°N 9.392222°E |
n/a | F W | 8 metres (26 ft) | n/a | n/a | |
Rorschach Lighthouse | Lake Constance | Rorschach 47°28′45.9″N 9°29′40.5″E / 47.479417°N 9.494583°E |
1869 | F G | 12 metres (39 ft) | SWI-006 | n/a |
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Switzerland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-13.
External links
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- Rowlett, Russ. "The Lighthouse Directory". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.