Morzhovsky Lighthouse
Also known as: Моржовский, Моржовецкий, Morzhovskiy
Site · place of orientation
active · Tower 30 m · Focal 46 m
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Map
At a glance
Place
- Country
- Russia
Structure
- Status
- active Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Construction date
- Built 1842; 1871; rebuilt 1927; 1974 Multiple lighthouse phases Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
- Tower height
- 30 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Focal height
- 46 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
Signal
- Visibility
- 26 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Legacy light IDs
- L7062 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
Light Signature
No accepted light signature claims yet.
Signal pattern, color, period, visibility, optics, and operating context appear here after field-level review.
Light signature JSON will appear here after review.
Names & naming history
Some source names have not yet been assigned a reviewed language; script labels preserve provenance without hiding the row.
Latin script · Alternative
- Morzhovskiy
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: multi_fields.lighthouse_name_aka.field_lighthouse_name_aka_value
- wikimapia.org Record-level source link
RU · Alternative
- Моржовецкий
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: title.variant
- wikimapia.org Record-level source link
RU · Official
- Моржовский
- Mayachnik Drupal export Field: title.variant
- wikimapia.org Record-level source link
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
1st design. began operation on August 1, 1842. The lighthouse tower was made of stone, red, 20.4 m high from the base. A metal lantern with a catoptric lighting apparatus of 7 lamps with reflectors was installed at the top. The lighthouse shone from August 1 until the end of navigation. It was often lit in the spring to make it easier for fur traders to navigate.
2nd design. in 1871, due to the advance of the coast, the stone tower was dismantled and a new light yellow wooden octagonal one with a metal lantern was built 300 meters north-east of the previous location
3rd design. in 1925-1927 the lighthouse was finally rebuilt. The new tower was a wooden truncated tetrahedral pyramid with a lantern structure and an acetylene lighting apparatus. The color of the tower remains yellow.
4th design. In the 1970s, the Morzhovsky lighthouse had to be rebuilt. In 1974, a new reinforced concrete conical tower with a height of 30 m from the base came into operation. To enhance visibility, the tower was painted with black and white horizontal stripes. A light-optical lighting apparatus with a white group flashing light was installed in the glazed lantern structure.
The lighthouse is equipped with a circular radio beacon with a range of 110 km.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
1st design. began operation on August 1, 1842. The lighthouse tower was made of stone, red, 20.4 m high from the base. A metal lantern with a catoptric lighting apparatus of 7 lamps with reflectors was installed at the top. The lighthouse shone from August 1 until the end of navigation. It was often lit in the spring to make it easier for fur traders to navigate.
2nd design. in 1871, due to the advance of the coast, the stone tower was dismantled and a new light yellow wooden octagonal one with a metal lantern was built 300 meters north-east of the previous location
3rd design. in 1925-1927 the lighthouse was finally rebuilt. The new tower was a wooden truncated tetrahedral pyramid with a lantern structure and an acetylene lighting apparatus. The color of the tower remains yellow.
4th design. In the 1970s, the Morzhovsky lighthouse had to be rebuilt. In 1974, a new reinforced concrete conical tower with a height of 30 m from the base came into operation. To enhance visibility, the tower was painted with black and white horizontal stripes. A light-optical lighting apparatus with a white group flashing light was installed in the glazed lantern structure.
The lighthouse is equipped with a circular radio beacon with a range of 110 km.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
1st design. began operation on August 1, 1842. The lighthouse tower was made of stone, red, 20.4 m high from the base. A metal lantern with a catoptric lighting apparatus of 7 lamps with reflectors was installed at the top. The lighthouse shone from August 1 until the end of navigation. It was often lit in the spring to make it easier for fur traders to navigate.
2nd design. in 1871, due to the advance of the coast, the stone tower was dismantled and a new light yellow wooden octagonal one with a metal lantern was built 300 meters north-east of the previous location
3rd design. in 1925-1927 the lighthouse was finally rebuilt. The new tower was a wooden truncated tetrahedral pyramid with a lantern structure and an acetylene lighting apparatus. The color of the tower remains yellow.
4th design. In the 1970s, the Morzhovsky lighthouse had to be rebuilt. In 1974, a new reinforced concrete conical tower with a height of 30 m from the base came into operation. To enhance visibility, the tower was painted with black and white horizontal stripes. A light-optical lighting apparatus with a white group flashing light was installed in the glazed lantern structure.
The lighthouse is equipped with a circular radio beacon with a range of 110 km.
1-я конструкция. начал действовать 1 августа 1842 г. башню маяка сделали каменной, красного цвета, высотой от основания в 20,4 м. Наверху ее установили металлический фонарь с катоптрическим осветительным аппаратом из 7 ламп с рефлекторами. Светил маяк с 1 августа до конца навигации. Нередко его зажигали и весной, чтобы облегчить ориентировку зверопромышленникам.
2-я конструкция. в 1871 году из-за наступления берега каменную башню разобрали и в 300 метрах к северу-востоку от прежнего места построили новую светло-желтую деревянную восьмигранную с металлическим фонарем
3-я конструкция. в 1925-1927 годах маяк наконец был перестроен. Новая башня представляла собой деревянную усеченную четырехгранную пирамиду с фонарным сооружением и ацетиленовым осветительным аппаратом. Цвет башни остался желтым.
4-я конструкция. В 1970-х годах Моржовский маяк пришлось перестроить. В 1974 году вступила в строй новая железобетонная коническая башня высотой от основания 30 м. Чтобы усилить видимость башню окрасили черными и белыми горизонтальными полосами. В остекленном фонарном сооружении установилисветооптический осветительный аппарат с белым группопроблесковым огнем.
Маяк оборудован круговым радиомаяком с дальностью действия 110 км.
(autotranslated, could have mistakes)
1st design. began operation on August 1, 1842. The lighthouse tower was made of stone, red, 20.4 m high from the base. A metal lantern with a catoptric lighting apparatus of 7 lamps with reflectors was installed at the top. The lighthouse shone from August 1 until the end of navigation. It was often lit in the spring to make it easier for fur traders to navigate.
2nd design. in 1871, due to the advance of the coast, the stone tower was dismantled and a new light yellow wooden octagonal one with a metal lantern was built 300 meters north-east of the previous location
3rd design. in 1925-1927 the lighthouse was finally rebuilt. The new tower was a wooden truncated tetrahedral pyramid with a lantern structure and an acetylene lighting apparatus. The color of the tower remains yellow.
4th design. In the 1970s, the Morzhovsky lighthouse had to be rebuilt. In 1974, a new reinforced concrete conical tower with a height of 30 m from the base came into operation. To enhance visibility, the tower was painted with black and white horizontal stripes. A light-optical lighting apparatus with a white group flashing light was installed in the glazed lantern structure.
The lighthouse is equipped with a circular radio beacon with a range of 110 km.
Heritage identity & evidence
Identity
- LUX ID
LUX-LH-000027- Type
- Lighthouse
- Object kind
- Lighthouse
- Current status
- active
Review & coverage
External identifiers
No reviewed external identifiers yet.
Key source-backed claims
- Alternate name Morzhovskiy · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
- Construction or building date 1842 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
- Construction or building date 1871 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
- Construction or building date 1927 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
Claim evidence
Operational status
Selected value: active
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: active
Show claim history
- active selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-status-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
status- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-status-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Construction or building date
Phase history: 1842; 1871; 1927; 1974
Reviewer action: Treat each active date as a separate lighthouse phase, rebuild, first-light, or current-structure date before promoting phase-specific facts.
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: 1842, 1871, 1927, 1974
Show claim history
- 1842 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-construction_date-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field
- 1871 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-construction_date-002- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field
- 1927 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-construction_date-003- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field
- 1974 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-construction_date-004- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field
Technical details
- field_id
construction_date- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-construction_date-004- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
4- distinct_value_count
4- review_guidance
repeatable lifecycle phase field; display active values as phase history and only flag conflict when review assigns two different values to the same phase.
Tower height
Selected value: 30
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: 30 m
Show claim history
- 30 selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-tower_height-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
tower_height- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-tower_height-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Focal height
Selected value: 46
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: 46 m
Show claim history
- 46 selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-focal_height-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
focal_height- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-focal_height-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Light visibility / range
Selected value: 26
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: 26 miles
Show claim history
- 26 selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-light_visibility-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
light_visibility- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-light_visibility-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Legacy source light identifier
Selected value: L7062
Why this value is shown: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Archive value: L7062
Show claim history
- L7062 selected why: Current evidence is active; Source: Legacy archive field; Inherited from the archive · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-legacy_light_identifier-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive
Technical details
- field_id
legacy_light_identifier- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-legacy_light_identifier-001- winner_reason
current active claim; source type migration_field; confidence archive- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
accepted/current claims without valid_to; prefer accepted, then latest valid_from, curated source, confidence, id.
Alternate name
Name variants: Morzhovskiy
Reviewer action: Classify names by language/script and role such as official, local, translated, transliterated, historical, or alternate.
Field support: Needs a reviewed field source
Show claim history
- Morzhovskiy · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) Current · archive · Legacy archive field
Technical details
- claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-alternate_name-001- review_status
current- confidence
archive- source_type
migration_field
Technical details
- field_id
alternate_name- current_claim_id
CLAIM-LUX-LH-000027-alternate_name-001- field_support_status
no-trusted-reference- candidate_count
1- distinct_value_count
1- review_guidance
name variant field; classify by language/script and role instead of choosing one scalar winner.
Key sources
1 active / 1 total in-archive source link. Full sources and reference search leads below
External Identity Graph
- LUX Light ArchiveLUX-LH-000027 Canonical LUX ID
Local identity anchor for the record and related claims.
- Wikidata
- WikipediaSearch / review Search lead
review lead · Useful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly.
- ARLHSSearch / review Review source
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- OpenStreetMapSearch / review Search lead
review lead · Resolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance.
- Source URLs1 active / 1 total in-record source link Record source URLs
record provenance · Record-level source URLs are listed in the source provenance section.
- Lighthouse DirectorySearch / review Review source
review lead · Use the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review.
Evidence graph
Derived view of how sources, facts, identifiers, lifecycle events, and relationships support this record.
Sources
Facts
- Alternate name alternate_name · Morzhovskiy
- Construction or building date construction_date · 1842
- Construction or building date construction_date · 1871
- Construction or building date construction_date · 1927
- Construction or building date construction_date · 1974
- Focal height focal_height · 46
- Legacy source light identifier legacy_light_identifier · L7062
- Light visibility / range light_visibility · 26
Identifiers
- Search / review object
- Search / review object
- Search / review object
- Search / review object
- Search / review object
Lifecycle
- rebuilt 1927
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Reconstructed state
History and connections
Lifecycle summary
Current status: active
Lifecycle events
- BuiltInherited from legacy archive
Construction date recorded.
1 source · medium confidence - RebuiltInferred
Archive text says Morzhovets was rebuilt in 1925-1927 as a truncated wooden pyramid tower with an acetylene apparatus.
2 sources
Construction phases
Repeated construction dates are treated as lighthouse phases or rebuilds, not one current-date conflict.
- 1842 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) · Phase claim
Source narrative context: 1st design. began operation on August 1, 1842. The lighthouse tower was made of stone, red, 20.4 m high from the base. A metal lantern with a catoptric lighting apparatus of 7 lamps with reflectors was installed at the top. The lighthouse shone from August 1 until the end of navigation. It was often lit in the spring to make it easier for...
- 1871 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) · Phase claim
Source narrative context: 2nd design. in 1871, due to the advance of the coast, the stone tower was dismantled and a new light yellow wooden octagonal one with a metal lantern was built 300 meters north-east of the previous location
- 1927 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) · Phase claim
Source narrative context: 3rd design. in 1925-1927 the lighthouse was finally rebuilt. The new tower was a wooden truncated tetrahedral pyramid with a lantern structure and an acetylene lighting apparatus. The color of the tower remains yellow.
- 1974 · Моржовский (Моржовецкий) · Phase claim
Source narrative context: 4th design. In the 1970s, the Morzhovsky lighthouse had to be rebuilt. In 1974, a new reinforced concrete conical tower with a height of 30 m from the base came into operation. To enhance visibility, the tower was painted with black and white horizontal stripes. A light-optical lighting apparatus with a white group flashing light was installed in the glazed lantern struct...
Evidence and data
Detailed timeline, graph, map history, and JSON exports for review and research.
Coverage: curated-relations
Open timeline JSON · Open graph JSON · Open map history JSON · Open state profile JSON
Lighthouse history (1 events)
- Летне-Орловский rebuilt Моржовский (Моржовецкий)Source: Летне-Орловский · Target: Моржовский (Моржовецкий)Sources: Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
Connection graph (3 objects)
Geo timeline (0 places)
No accepted coordinate point yet. The text geography remains listed as context.
Assets and History
- rebuilt Летне-Орловский1927
Archive text says Morzhovets was rebuilt in 1925-1927 as a truncated wooden pyramid tower with an acetylene apparatus.
Provenance Sources
- Моржовский (Моржовецкий)archive_node
Referenced by
- Маяки России (исторические очерки). издание ГУНиО МО РФ, СПб, 2001 год, авторы А.А. Комарицин, В.И. Корякин, В.Г. Романов. mentions · booklighthouse_names
- МОРЖОВСКИЙ (МОРЖОВЕЦКИЙ) МАЯК mentions · enc_lighthouse_names
Rights & Attribution
Content License
Original editorial content on this page: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International. See Rights & Reuse.
Media Rights
No published media with documented rights on this record.
Attribution
"Morzhovsky Lighthouse" · LUX-LH-000027 · © LUX143 · Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International · https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000027/
Citation
LUX Light Archive, Lighthouse record: "Morzhovsky Lighthouse", LUX-LH-000027, https://light.lux143.org/lighthouses/LUX-LH-000027/, accessed 2026-07-03, archive v0.24.42.
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-000027
- Legacy node
- node:517
- Legacy URL
- /node/517/
- Drupal source type
- lighthouse
- Source system
- drupal_migration
- Source path
- /node/517
Source provenance
Forum sources
- Моржовский (Моржовецкий) маякмаяки-россии / маяки-белого-моря
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.
| Source | Status | Evidence scope | Reference | Review note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wikidata | search-candidate | Search / review | Resolve to a verified QID before treating as evidence. | |
| Wikipedia | search-candidate | Search / review | Useful for public descriptions and cross-checking, but text must be rewritten or quoted sparingly. | |
| OpenStreetMap | search-candidate | Search / review | Resolve to a stable node, way, or relation URL before acceptance. | |
| ARLHS | review-source | Search / review | Search the World List of Lights and add a verified ARLHS ID when found. | |
| Lighthouse Directory | review-source | Search / review | Use the regional directory page as a trusted catalogue lead; add the exact URL after review. |
Record identifiers
- Node
- 517
- Source type
- lighthouse
- Review class
- Lighthouse
- Wikidata class
- Q39715
- Created
- 27/05/2011 12:07:22 UTC
- Changed
- 12/03/2015 14:50:36 UTC
- Source path
- /node/517
All technical fields
- Status
- active Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Construction date
- Built 1842; 1871; rebuilt 1927; 1974 Multiple lighthouse phases Моржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archiveМоржовский (Моржовецкий) archive
- Tower height
- 30 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Focal height
- 46 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Light height
- Not recorded
- Light characteristic
- Not recorded
- Light number
- Not recorded
- Operation
- Not recorded
- Visibility
- 26 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Legacy light IDs
- L7062 Legacy archive claim · Моржовский (Моржовецкий)
- Call sign
- Not recorded
- Lens / optics
- Not curated
- Latitude
- Not recorded
- Longitude
- Not recorded
Empty lighthouse fields are shown so review gaps are visible. Lens and optics are curated as heritage assets when evidence exists.