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Kurbatova Lighthouse

Also known as: Курбатова

active · Tower 15 m

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At a glance

Place

Country
Russia
Region
Shumshu Island

Structure

Status
active
Source: Курбатова
Construction date
1956
Source: Курбатова
Tower height
15
Source: Курбатова

Signal

Light range
16
Source: Курбатова

Position

Latitude
50.865
Source: Курбатова
Longitude
156.47833
Source: Курбатова

Light Signature

No accepted light signature claims yet.

Signal pattern, color, period, visibility, optics, and operating context appear here after field-level review.

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Names & naming history

RU · Official

Machine-readable names JSON

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Lighthouse "Kurbatov". Brief information.

Geographical coordinates: latitude 50°51.9’ N, longitude 156°28.7’ E

Location: Kuril Islands, Shumshu Island, Sea of Okhotsk, Pacific Ocean - 1st Kuril Strait.

Location: At the top of Kurbatov Hill on Shumshu Island.

Year of construction of the tower: 1956

Shape: Red octagonal concrete tower with lantern structure

Height of the structure from the base: 15 m. Height of the fire from sea level: 58 m.

Fire visibility range:16 miles.

Form of service: Permanent service

Heritage identity & evidence

Identity

LUX ID
LUX-LH-000204
Type
Lighthouse
Object kind
Lighthouse
Current status
active

Review & coverage

Showcase rank 6 · readyReadiness readyAccepted map pinRecord-level source only30 accepted field claims

External identifiers

No reviewed external identifiers yet.

Key source-backed claims

Translation transparency

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  • Teaser reviewed rewrite · provider reviewed
  • Body generated rewrite · provider provider not recorded
  • Narrative teaser reviewed rewrite · provider reviewed

Claim evidence

Operational status

Selected value: active

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Construction or building date

Recorded values: 1956

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Light visibility / range

Recorded values: 16

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Coordinates

Selected value: latitude: 50.865, longitude: 156.47833

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Key sources

2 active / 2 total in-archive source links. Full sources and reference search leads below

External Identity Graph

  • LUX Light Archive
    LUX-LH-000204 Canonical LUX ID

    Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.

  • Wikidata
    Search / review Search lead

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  • Wikipedia
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  • ARLHS
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  • OpenStreetMap
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  • Source URLs
    2 active / 2 total in-record source links Record source URLs

    record provenance · Record-level source URLs are listed in the source provenance section.

  • Lighthouse Directory
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Evidence graph

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8 sources5 field-supported facts7 object-only refs

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Facts

  • Construction or building date construction_date · 1956
  • Coordinates coordinates · latitude: 50.865, longitude: 156.47833
  • Light visibility / range light_visibility · 16
  • Operational status status · active
  • Tower height tower_height · 15

Lifecycle

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Reconstructed state

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  1. 1956-present
1956

History and connections

Lifecycle summary

Built

Current status: active

Lifecycle events

  1. BuiltInherited from legacy archive

    Construction date recorded.

    1 source · medium confidence

Construction phases

Repeated construction dates are treated as lighthouse phases or rebuilds, not one current-date conflict.

  1. 1956 · Курбатова · Phase claim

    Source narrative context: Year of construction of the tower: 1956

Evidence and data

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1 history events 2 record changes 1 connected objects 1 places

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Lighthouse history (1 events)
  1. Construction date recordedrecord-derived
Record history (2 changes)
  1. Archive record createdarchive-metadata
  2. Archive record updatedarchive-metadata
Connection graph (1 objects)
Geo timeline (1 points)

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Rights & Attribution

Content License

Original editorial content on this page: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. See Rights & Reuse.

Media Rights

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Attribution

"Kurbatova Lighthouse" · LUX-LH-000204 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000204/

Citation

LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Kurbatova Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000204, https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000204/, accessed 2026-09-24, archive v0.24.572.

Legacy archive provenance

This object now uses its LUX identity as the public record. The original Drupal node is preserved as migration provenance and a compatibility route.

Canonical LUX ID
LUX-LH-000204
Legacy node
node:794
Legacy URL
/node/794/
Drupal source type
lighthouse
Source system
drupal_migration
Source path
/node/794

Trusted References

Known external identifiers and review leads for Wikipedia, Wikidata, map, registry, and catalogue coverage. Search leads are not accepted evidence until reviewed. Field-level evidence is implied only when evidence scope or supported fields are explicit.

SourceStatusEvidence scopeReferenceReview note
Wikidatasearch-candidateSearch / reviewResolve to a verified QID before treating as evidence.
Wikipediasearch-candidateSearch / reviewUseful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly.
OpenStreetMapsearch-candidateSearch / reviewResolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance.
ARLHSreview-sourceSearch / reviewSearch the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found.
Lighthouse Directoryreview-sourceSearch / reviewUse the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review.
Record identifiers
Node
794
Source type
lighthouse
Review class
Lighthouse
Wikidata class
Q39715
Created
22/06/2012 20:12:50 UTC
Changed
20/03/2015 12:51:55 UTC
Source path
/node/794
All technical fields

Structure

Status
active
Source: Курбатова
Construction date
1956
Source: Курбатова
Tower height
15
Source: Курбатова
Tower form
Not recorded
Material
Not recorded
Daymark / colour scheme
Not recorded
Focal height
Not recorded
Light height
Not recorded

Signal

Light characteristic
Not recorded
Light intensity
Not recorded
Light range
16
Source: Курбатова
Light number
Not recorded
Operation
Not recorded
Legacy light IDs
Not recorded
Call sign
Not recorded
Lens / optics
Not curated

Position

Latitude
50.865
Source: Курбатова
Longitude
156.47833
Source: Курбатова

Person

Surname
Not recorded
Name
Not recorded
Patronymic
Not recorded
Work period
Not recorded
Job
Not recorded

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