Delimara Lighthouse, Marsaxlokk, Malta
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N 35° 49.322 E 014° 33.537
33S E 460159 N 3964299
The Delimara Lighthouse on the tip of Delimara Point was the beacon for the south east tip of Malta marking the entrance to the ports of Marsaxlokk, Birzebbuga and the new Freeport container terminal.
Waymark Code: WM8GBV
Location: Malta
Date Posted: 03/29/2010
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The Delimara Lighthouse was built in 1854 and has long served as a beacon for shipping. The lighthouse is no longer in service as a lighthouse but still serves as an aid to navigation. It has been superceded by the tall chimney of the Delimara power station. In 2006 the Malta Maritime Authority turned the lighthouse over to Din l-Art Helwa for administration and restoration as a museum. This organization is involved in a number of restoration and maintenance projects around the Maltese Islands, most of them coastal towers and forts. Restoring the lighthouse was challenging, involving the removal and restoration of the upper structure and lantern. The lighthouse originally had a static red lantern but this was replaced in 1896 by a more powerful gasoline lamp, operated by a hand-wound mechanism that produced beams of alternating red and white light flashed at intervals of 30 seconds. Its arc of visibility ranged from a bearing of 19 to 295 degrees up to a range of 19 nautical miles.
The adjacent radar and communications site has taken over some of the role of the lighthouse. The “Coastal Surveillance Troop, Delimara Post now handles vessel traffic management
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