Cape of Rodon

Cape of Rodon
Map of the Cape of Rodon
Location Southern Europe
Coordinates Coordinates: 41°35′3″N 19°26′59″E / 41.58417°N 19.44972°E / 41.58417; 19.44972
Ocean/sea sources Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea
Basin countries Albania
Settlements Durrës
Kep i Rodonit Lighthouse
Cape of Rodon
Albania
Location Cape of Rodon
Albania
Coordinates 41°35′15.3″N 19°26′41.1″E / 41.587583°N 19.444750°E / 41.587583; 19.444750
Year first constructed 1884 (first)
Year first lit 2007 (current)
Foundation concrete base
Construction metal lamp post
Tower shape cylindrical lamp post
Markings / pattern grey metal post with light atop
Height 3 metres (9.8 ft)
Focal height 40 metres (130 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty number E3705
NGA number 14296
ARLHS number ALB-016[2]

The Cape of Rodon or Cape of Skanderbeg (Albanian: Kepi i Rodonit or Kepi i Skenderbeut) is a rocky cape on the Adriatic Sea north of Durrës, Albania.[3] On the Cape is the Rodoni Castle, built by Skanderbeg in 1463.[4] and a Saint Anthony Church. Further south in the bay between the cape and Rrushkull Reserve there exist several beach resorts like Fshati Turistik Lura while Lalzit Bay Resort is under construction.

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References

  1. ↑ List of Lights, Pub. 113: The West Coasts of Europe and Africa, the Mediterranean Sea, Black Sea and Azovskoye More (Sea of Azov) (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  2. ↑ "Albania". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 April 2017.
  3. ↑ Geonames. "GeoNames Fulltextsearch : kepi i rodonit". Retrieved 7 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Tauleda. "Kalaja e Skenderbeut, Kepi i Rodonit". Retrieved 7 November 2010.
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