For this week's lighthouse, I went south. South to nearly the end of Europe, which happens to be in Greece. This lighthouse is at the second southernmost point of the European continent. (The most southern point is Punta de Tarifa, Spain.) However, this point has a lighthouse, and the one in Spain doesn't.
So, the location is Cape Tenaro, also known as Cape Matapan. I can't determine which is actually the more commonly used. Offshore was the site of a large naval battle in WWII.
Onshore, Cape Tenaro has a lighthouse. And the lighthouse has a Web page, Lighthouse Tenaro.
From that Web page, I have this information:
"This lighthouse was manufactured in 1882. The altitude of this square stone tower is 16 metres and the height of the focal plane is 78 metres. The light first worked with petroleum (machine Sautter Lemonnier made in Paris 1887). The luminosity was 12 n. m. and height of Focal Plane about 41 m up to sea level. Located in Cape Tenaro (aka Tainaro) or Kavo Matapa."
[ They call it Kavo Matapa, but "cape" in Greek is "akrotiri". I haven't resolved that.]
I also haven't resolved why there are two focal plane heights. The 41 m height agrees with the Lighthouse Directory.
To find it, click here (zoomed out so you can where most of Greece is -- north of it).
A nice picture is located here (it's got a copyright, so I didn't include it in this post).
More nice pictures, and a video, are below.
I have no idea why this video is set to Christmas music, but it's a good lighthouse video.
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