On 16 January 2018 at 02:58, Malcolm Herring <malcolm.herr...@btinternet.com > wrote: > > > A lighthouse (man_made=lighthouse) is a tower with living quarters either > within the tower, or a separate structure at or adjacent to the base. They > are topped with a lamp room. The lamp may or may not be functional - many > lighthouses have been decommissioned from their navigation role. The > distinguishing feature to differentiate lighthouses from masonry beacons is > the ability to be lived in (do they have a door and at least one window?) > and an enclosed lamp room at the top. >
Sorry, will have to disagree with you there. Australia has ~350 lighthouses, of which none are now manned. Some of them are still operating in their original towers, but the majority are now relatively simple structures eg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Danger_Light & https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Cartwright_Light. In what way would you consider that these are not lighthouse's? Just because they don't have accommodation? If a structure is designed & intended for long-range, coastal / offshore navigation, it should be called a lighthouse (major light). If it's only for short-distance navigation within the confines of a harbour, river, bay etc then it's a beacon (minor light)
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