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A map of every lighthouse

183 points · 76 comments · karakoram

  1. frisco · · focus · HN ↗
    Fun fact: lighthouses in a general area will all have different periods so sailors can easily tell them apart and know which one they are looking at
    1. pixelesque · · focus · HN ↗
      They also have different fog horn timings as well.
      1. Razengan · · focus · HN ↗
        I say I say
    2. ricksunny · · focus · HN ↗
      sounds like pulsars.
      1. antonvs · · focus · HN ↗
        Don't tell Avi Loeb.
        1. ricksunny · · focus · HN ↗
          Can we tell the rest of his UAP Science Advisory Council’s 18 members?
    3. runarberg · · focus · HN ↗
      Here is the Icelandic list of lights (isl. Vitaskrá). It includes every light in Iceland. Sailors are supposed to know how to read this and identify a light from their patterns. It is very rear that sailors sail by lighthouses these days though, but an extremely handy skill to have in case your GPS fails for some reason.

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lhg.is&#x2F;media&#x2F;sjomaelingar_islands&#x2F;Vitaskra_311018_vefutg.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.lhg.is&#x2F;media&#x2F;sjomaelingar_islands&#x2F;Vitaskra_31101...

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