Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri

The Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri (aka Kadıköy Feneri or İnciburnu Feneri) is a lighthouse located at the head of Kadıköy Harbor's İnciburnu Breakwater on the Anatolian coast of Bosporus' south entrance, in Kadıköy district of Istanbul, Turkey. It is across from the Ahırkapı Feneri, which is on the Rumelian coast of the strait at a distance of 1.5 nmi (2.8 km; 1.7 mi). A line connecting the two lighthouses marks the southern boundary of the Port of Istanbul.[3]

Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri
Kadıköy İnciburnu Light
Locationİnciburnu in Kadıköy, Istanbul, Turkey
Coordinates40°59′33.22″N 29°00′53.57″E
Year first constructed1977[1]
ConstructionConcrete[2]
Tower shapeConical[2]
Markings / patternWhite[2]
Tower height11 m (36 ft)[1]
Focal height14 m (46 ft)[1]
Current lens300mm acrylic Fresnel lens
Intensity35 W[1]
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi)[1]
CharacteristicWhite flashing every 4 seconds, 2 seconds long[1]
Admiralty numberE4904.6[2]
NGA number17360[2]

The lighthouse with a 11 m (36 ft) high tower is constructed in concrete and painted white.[2] It went on October 13, 1977 in service.[1]

Kadıköy İnciburnu Feneri is equipped with a lantern of type Tideland ML-300 featuring a one-piece acrylic Fresnel lens of 300mm focal length.[4] It is powered by solar energy producing 35 W.[1]

At a focal height of 14 m (46 ft), it flashes white 2 seconds long every 4 seconds, which is visible at a range of 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) in the Sea of Marmara.[1]

References
  1. "Deniz Sinyalleri ve Fenerler" (in Turkish). Ministry of Transport-Directorate General of Coastal Safety. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwestern Turkey". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. "Türk Boğazları ve Marmara Denizi'nin Coğrafi Konumu-İstanbul Boğazı" (in Turkish). Denizcilik. Archived from the original on 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  4. "Tideland upgrades warning systems for Seaway Heavy Lifting". World Maritime News. Retrieved 2010-09-18.


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