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Name: Mers el Kebir Light
Nearest Town or City: Mers el Kebir, Algeria
Location: Western Algeria, near Oran.
Click to enlarge: 38Kb 184Kb Photo: Courtesy of Michel Forand.
Notes: It is not known when the light was discontinued nor whether the lighthouse still exists.
Tower Height: 76
Height of Focal Plane: 121
Characteristic and Range: Fixed white light, visible for 9 nautical miles.
Description of Tower: White octagonal tower with attached dwelling, on a fort.
This light is not operational
Date Established: 1868
Date Deactivated: ?
Current Use: Unknown.
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