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Lighthouse

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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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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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Coquille River

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(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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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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