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Name: Varna East Breakwater Light   Map it!

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Also known as: Varnenski Light

Also known as: St. Nicholas Light

Nearest Town or City:
Varna, , Bulgaria

Location: End of the east breakwater in Varna harbor, Black Sea.

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Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand
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Notes:
The original tower is now on the grounds of the Naval Museum (also known as the National Maritime Museum), located at 2 Primorski Road in Varna.

Tower Height: 29

Height of Focal Plane: 56

Characteristic and Range: White flash every 10 seconds, visible for 10 nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White round tower with a gallery, lower part black, on a square stone base.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1903: White round tower, 26 feet tall.

Date Established: 1903

Date Present Tower Built: 1986

Fog Signal: Horn: 2 blasts every 10 seconds.

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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