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Managing Organization:
Maritime Administration of Latvia
Notes:
It's said a light was displayed here as early as 1536. It was known in German as Dünamünde or Dünamund. Tower Height: 115 Height of Focal Plane: 121 Characteristic and Range: White flash every 2.5 seconds, visible for 18 nautical miles. Description of Tower: Round concrete tower with black and white bands.
This light is operational
Earlier Towers?
1721: Masonry tower w/ open fire; 1788: Wooden tower; c. 1819: Wooden octagonal tower; 1863: White conical cast-iron tower, 93 feet tall (destroyed in 1915); 1921: Cylindrical concrete tower, 98 feet tall (destroyed in 1944). 1945: Temporary wooden tower. Date Established: 1721 Date Present Tower Built: 1957 Current Use: Active aid to navigation
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