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ARTS / ARCHITECTURE and BUILDINGS
List: Top 10 Tallest Lighthouses in the World
Date: as at December 2009
Source: Various
Base: All structures acting as official coastal lighthouses in the world.
Notes: Although the Yokohama Marine Tower heads the list, purists proclaim second-placed Ile Vierge Lighthouse as the real leader since the Japanese structure was not built purely for lighthouse duties. Click here for some nice pictures of these lighthouses - and some funky web wallpaper.
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Rank
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Name
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Country
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Year
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Height
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1.
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Yokohama Marine Tower
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Japan
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1961
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106 m
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2.
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Ile Vierge Lighthouse
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France
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1902
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82 m
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3.
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Torre della Lanterna
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Italy
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1128
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77 m
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4.
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Gatteville Lighthouse
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France
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1835
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75 m
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5.
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Lesnoy Mole Range Rear
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Russia
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-
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73 m
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6=
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Baisha Men Lighthouse
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China
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2001
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72 m
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6=
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Mulan Tou (Hainan Head) Lighthouse
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China
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1995
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72 m
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8.
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Storozhenskiy Lighthouse
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Russia
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1911
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71 m
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9=
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Osinovetskiy Lighthouse
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Russia
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1910
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70 m
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9=
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Punta Penna Lighthouse
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Italy
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1906
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70 m
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