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Name: Great Pass Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Alexandria, , Egypt

Location: Mediterranean coast.

Managing Organization:
Egyptian Authority for Maritime Safety

Height of Focal Plane: 69

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 4 seconds, visible for 16 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White, round concrete tower with red and green bands.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1911: Ferro-concrete tower with a red zigzag band. Later: Metal framework tower on a black and white checkered octagonal tower, focal plane height of 66 feet.

Date Established: 1911

Date Present Tower Built: 1990s?

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

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