List of lighthouses in Switzerland

This is a list of lighthouses in Switzerland.[1] Although Switzerland is a landlocked country, it has a number of lakes that are navigated by passenger ships and leisure boats.

Lighthouses

Name Image Water body Location & coordinates Year built Class of Light Focal
height
ARLHS
number
Range
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Genève Jetée du Sud Lighthouse Lake Leman Geneva
46°12′28.9″N 6°09′21.7″E / 46.208028°N 6.156028°E / 46.208028; 6.156028
1911 F R 3 metres (9.8 ft) SWI-002 n/a
Les Pâquis Lighthouse Lake Leman Geneva
46°12′36.1″N 6°09′25.1″E / 46.210028°N 6.156972°E / 46.210028; 6.156972
1896 F RG 16 metres (52 ft) SWI-001 n/a
Morges Jetée du Nord Lighthouse Lake Leman Morges
46°30′23.3″N 6°29′56.7″E / 46.506472°N 6.499083°E / 46.506472; 6.499083
n/a F G 8 metres (26 ft) SWI-004 n/a
Morges Jetée du Sud Lighthouse Lake Leman Morges
46°30′22.1″N 6°29′56.5″E / 46.506139°N 6.499028°E / 46.506139; 6.499028
n/a F R 9 metres (30 ft) SWI-003 n/a
Romanshorn Shoal Lighthouse Lake Constance Romanshorn
47°34′00.5″N 9°23′32.0″E / 47.566806°N 9.392222°E / 47.566806; 9.392222
n/a F W 8 metres (26 ft) n/a n/a
Rorschach Lighthouse Lake Constance Rorschach
47°28′45.9″N 9°29′40.5″E / 47.479417°N 9.494583°E / 47.479417; 9.494583
1869 F G 12 metres (39 ft) SWI-006 n/a

See also

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References

  1. Switzerland The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 September 2016
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