Feu des Paquis Lighthouse
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N 46° 12.602 E 006° 09.410
32T E 280685 N 5121313
This Lighthouse is located at the end of the Jetée des Pâquis, which projects into Lac Léman on the waterfront of downtown Genève
Waymark Code: WMY7K
Location: Genève, Switzerland
Date Posted: 11/10/2006
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This Lighthouse is located at the end of the Jetée des Pâquis, which projects into Lac Léman on the waterfront of downtown Genève (Geneva), at the intersection of the Quai du Mont Blanc and the Quai Wilson.
The first lighthouse was built as an experiment, to test the use of a primitive form of electric lighting in which the light was provided by an open arc of electricity. The tests were held in December 1857. The results were inconclusive at best, and the test lighthouse was abandoned until the present tower was built in 1896. At that time there was commercial shipping on Lac Léman, but only pleasure craft and passenger ferries navigate the lake today.
The lighthouse is also floodlit at night.
Approx. 17 m (56 ft) octagonal cast iron tower mounted on an octagonal stone base. Entire lighthouse painted white.
Height of Focal Plane: 52
Characteristic and Range: Fixed white/green light, depending on direction.
This light is operational
Date Established: 1857
Date Present Tower Built: 1896
Current Use: Active aid to navigation.
Site open, tower closed
Source:http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/lighthouse/che.htm
Coastal Lighthouse: Lighthouse
Range Lights: Not listed
LIGHTHOUSE CHALLENGE VISIT: Not listed
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