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Minots Ledge (MA). Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover’s Light").

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Minot's Ledge Light ("Lover's Light"). The lighthouse is located in the US state of Massachusetts and is famous for being called the Lover's...

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Absheron Lighthouse

active

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Having established itself in the Caucasus, Russia began a thorough study of the Caspian Sea as a key strategic region from the mid-19th centu...

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A historical overview of the lighthouses on the Absheron Peninsula and along the Azerbaijani coast, detailing their construction, strategic importance, and evolution from the mid-19th century to the present day. Open record

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Aniva Lighthouse

inactive · Tower 31 m · Focal 40 m

Remote Sakhalin lighthouse record curated for launch with public text and no unreviewed legacy image dependency.

Pilot source-grounded story about the lighting apparatus recorded as transferred from Askold to the new Khersones lighthouse in 1951. Story pack

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Ar-Men Lighthouse

Ar-Men is a French sea lighthouse on the Chaussée de Sein off Brittany. Its archive identity is useful for the LUX Lights continuity model because the lighthouse is remembered not...

French offshore lighthouse on the Chaussée de Sein, connected to the identity-evolution story about preserving a signal under extreme conditions. Open record

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Basargin Lighthouse

active

Pacific-coast lighthouse record prepared as text-ready until source and media review can be deepened.

Basargin keeps the launch corpus from becoming Baltic-only by adding a Russian Far East lighthouse point. Open record

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Belomorsky Range Lights

Tower 13 m

White Sea range-light record prepared as public text with approximate launch geography.

Belomorsky extends batch 2 into range-light infrastructure and the White Sea navigation landscape. Open record

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Bolshoy Tyuters Lighthouse

active

Baltic island lighthouse record prepared as a public text record pending documentary image review.

Bolshoy Tyuters adds island and wartime Baltic geography to the public-ready set while keeping uncertain media out of indexed surfaces. Open record

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Brusno Lighthouse

Tower 24 m · Focal 23 m

Lake Onega lighthouse record with source coordinates and reviewed launch text.

Brusno helps make the launch corpus geographically broader by including smaller inland-water lights, not only globally famous towers. Open record

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Coquille River

inactive

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) This lighthouse was erected in 1896. The nearby town of Bandon was then a thriving trading center. But after a catastrophic fire, the city be...

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Czołpino

Tower 25 m · Focal 75 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 25.2 m. Fire height: 75m. (above sea level) Fire characteristic: Oc(2)W8s (eclipsing white period 8 sec.) Tem.2s-st.1s-tem.2s-s...

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 25.2 m. Fire height: 75m. Open record

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Evpatoria Lighthouse

active

Crimean lighthouse record prepared as text-ready while legacy media attribution is unresolved.

Evpatoria contributes a Black Sea lighthouse with substantial historical context to the launch set. Open record

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Irbensky floating lighthouse

inactive

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Belongs to the Museum of the World Ocean.

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Kabardinka (specify name) Lighthouse

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) View Beacons world on a larger map

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Khersones Lighthouse

active · Tower 36 m

Sevastopol lighthouse record with accepted role-aware coordinate evidence and reviewed public text.

Khersones is already part of the evidence graph; batch 2 promotes it as a launch-ready public record with its source-backed heritage context. Open record

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Kyz-Aul Lighthouse

active

Crimean lighthouse record prepared as text-ready public coverage.

Kyz-Aul adds another Black Sea coastal point to the launch batch while keeping uncertain image rights outside public surfaces. Open record

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Le Four

No English display text available.

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Le Four Open record

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Lighthouse Alexandria

inactive · Tower 140 m

Ancient lighthouse site on Pharos Island at Alexandria, reviewed as a source-backed text record for the public launch batch.

The Pharos record represents lighthouse heritage at the scale of world memory: a lost ancient tower whose site survives as a navigational and cultural landmark. Open record

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Lighthouse on the Vistula Spit

active · Tower 27 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) History of the Maritime Lighthouse on the Vistula Spit By decision of the Prussian Maritime Administration, it was resolved to build a lighth...

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) A detailed history of the lighthouse on the Vistula Spit, from its Prussian construction in 1895 through WWII destruction and post-war reconstruction in Krynica Morska. Open record

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Makhachkala (Petrovsky) Lighthouse

active · Focal 84 m

Caspian Sea lighthouse record prepared as text-ready public coverage.

Makhachkala broadens the launch corpus to the Caspian Sea and shows the project is not limited to northern or Baltic lights. Open record

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Megoostrovsky Range Light

Tower 15 m · Focal 44 m

Lake Onega range-light record with source coordinates and reviewed launch text.

Megoostrovsky keeps range-light infrastructure visible in the public set, showing that lighthouse heritage includes alignment systems as well as single towers. Open record

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Mikhailovets Lighthouse

Tower 19 m

Lake Onega lighthouse record with source coordinates and reviewed launch text.

Mikhailovets extends the public launch set beyond famous sea lights into inland-water navigation on Lake Onega. Open record

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Nikolaevsky Lower Range Light

inactive

Lower range-light record with accepted coordinate evidence and reviewed public launch text.

Nikolaevsky lower range light shows the archive can expose paired and directional navigation aids, not only named standalone towers. Open record

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Nizmenny Lighthouse

active

Russian Pacific lighthouse record prepared as text-ready while exact geography and media remain under deeper review.

Nizmenny adds a lower-confidence but source-backed Far East lighthouse lead to the public launch batch with honest approximate geography. Open record

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Noord Hinder

active

No English display text available.

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Noord Hinder Open record

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Osinovetsky Lighthouse

inactive · Tower 70 m · Focal 74 m

Lake Ladoga lighthouse record curated for launch with public text and unsafe legacy media suppressed.

Osinovetsky represents large inland-water navigation on Lake Ladoga and supports the launch map beyond ocean coasts. Open record

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Postomino

Tower 20 m · Focal 23 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 19.5 m. Fire height: 22.5m. (above sea level) Characteristics of fire: OcW6s (eclipsed white period 6 sec.) Darkness 2s-light 4...

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 19.5 m. Fire height: 22.5m. (above sea level) Characteristics of fire: OcW6s (eclipsed white period 6 sec.) Darkness 2s light 4 s. Open record

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Rozewie

Tower 33 m · Focal 83 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 32.7 m. Fire height: 83.2m. (above sea level) Light characteristic: Fl W3s (flashing white period 3 sec.) 0.1(2.9) = 3 sec. Fir...

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Ruhnu Lighthouse

active

Estonian island lighthouse record prepared as public text while documentary image evidence is reviewed separately.

Ruhnu adds a Baltic island light with multilingual naming history to the public-ready corpus. Open record

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Russky (Bolshoy Oleniy) Lighthouse

active · Tower 24 m · Focal 49 m

White Sea lighthouse record prepared as text-ready with approximate launch geography.

Russky/Bolshoy Oleniy keeps smaller White Sea lighthouse records visible in the public launch set without overstating coordinate precision. Open record

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Scarlet Sails Residential Lighthouse

active

Urban Moscow lighthouse-themed record prepared as a text-ready public item.

Scarlet Sails shows lighthouse forms in contemporary residential architecture, expanding the archive beyond navigational towers. Open record

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Smeaton's Tower

Historic Plymouth tower record prepared for launch without relying on legacy stock-photo attribution.

Smeaton's Tower connects LUX launch coverage to lighthouse engineering history and the afterlife of a moved tower. Open record

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Sosnovo-Shalsky Lighthouse

Tower 18 m · Focal 24 m

Lake Onega lighthouse record with source coordinates and reviewed launch text.

Sosnovo-Shalsky adds another Lake Onega point to the launch batch, supporting a richer inland navigation geography. Open record

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St. Nicholas the Miracle Church-Lighthouse in Malorechenskoye

active

Crimean church-lighthouse record prepared for public launch as text-only until image attribution is reviewed.

The Malorechenskoye record shows how lighthouse symbolism enters memorial and religious architecture, not only navigation infrastructure. Open record

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Stilo

Tower 34 m · Focal 75 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) Tower height: 33.4 m. Fire height: 75m. (above sea level) Characteristics of fire: Fl (3)W12s (flash group white period 12 sec.) 0.3(2.2) 0.3...

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Suurupi Range Lights

active

Estonian range-light record prepared for launch as a public text record.

Suurupi makes range-light pairs visible in the launch set, emphasizing navigation systems rather than isolated landmarks only. Open record

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Tahkuna Lighthouse

active · Tower 43 m

Estonian Baltic lighthouse record prepared as a public text record while legacy media remains local-review only.

Tahkuna brings Baltic lighthouse architecture and Estonian coastal memory into the launch set without exposing uncertain image rights. Open record

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Tolbukhin

active

Historic Russian light in the Gulf of Finland, curated as a text-ready public record while documentary media remains under review.

Tolbukhin is valuable as an early Baltic navigation light: the launch record keeps the public story visible without relying on unreviewed legacy images. Open record

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Vasilisin Lighthouse

Tower 24 m · Focal 33 m

(autotranslated, could have mistakes) on the island Coordinates: 61 48.4'N 35 41.4'E

Accepted Lost Lights memory story for Василисин with immersive Heritage Journey at vasilisin-lost-light. Story pack

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Zhuzhmuy Lighthouse

inactive

White Sea lighthouse record prepared as text-ready with approximate launch geography.

Zhuzhmuy adds White Sea coastal coverage to batch 2 while keeping uncertain images out of public surfaces. Open record

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Balykchy (Rybachye) Lighthouse

Balykchy (Rybachye) Lighthouse is in Balykchy (formerly Rybachye), Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Served as the western gateway and main entry from Bishkek; guarded the busy cargo harbor for the Issyk-Kul Shipping Company. Disused cranes, rusting...

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Cholpon-Ata Lighthouse

Cholpon-Ata Lighthouse is in Cholpon-Ata, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Helped vessels navigate the mid-northern coastline and served north-shore settlements via ferries and supply boats. Resort town, tourism center, beac...

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Grigor’yevka (Gregoryevka) Lighthouse

Grigor’yevka (Gregoryevka) Lighthouse is in Grigor’yevka village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Functioned as a mid-lake navigation aid and waypoint for ships en route to the eastern end. Grigoriev Gorge, Tian Shan peaks, and the mouth of the Gr...

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Kyzyl-Suu (Pokrovka/Kara-Bulun) Lighthouse

Kyzyl-Suu (Pokrovka/Kara-Bulun) Lighthouse is in Mouth of Kyzyl-Suu River / Kara-Bulun cape, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Acted as a turning point for ships crossing the eastern lake or heading toward the south shore. Kara-Bulun cape, Teskey Ala-Too mountains, and Jeti-Ö...

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Mys Mayak (Issyk-Kul Village) Lighthouse

Mys Mayak (Issyk-Kul Village) Lighthouse is in Issyk-Köl (formerly Mayak) village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Crucial for marking the entrance to Tyup Bay; historically tended by three generations of the same family. Mys Mayak (Lighthouse Cape), Tyup River de...

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Pristan’ Przhevalsk (Karakol) Lighthouse

Pristan’ Przhevalsk (Karakol) Lighthouse is in Pristan’-Przheval’sk, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Marked the approach to Issyk-Kul’s largest port, opened in 1928; used leading lights to guide ships. Przhevalsky Museum, memorial park, old docks, an...

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Southwest Lighthouse

Southwest Lighthouse is in Ak-Terek/Toru-Aygyr area, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Served the broad western bays and helped vessels approaching Balykchy from the south. Toru-Aygyr village, Mayak children’s camp, and semi-desert shor...

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Tamga Lighthouse

Tamga Lighthouse is in Tamga village, Lake Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan.

Guided vessels along the south coast; aided nighttime barge operations for Kumtor gold mine equipment in the 1990s. Soviet-era sanatorium, Barskoon W...