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Harwich High Lighthouse

In or near Harwich.

Harwich High Lighthouse — lighthouse in Harwich, Essex, England, UK.

Harwich High Lighthouse

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Harwich High Lighthouse is a lighthouse in east. Established 1818. (Pair of early 19th-century towers in Harwich, Essex.) Wikipedia notes: "Harwich High and Low Lighthouses are a pair of early 19th-century towers in Harwich, Essex, which were built as leading lights to help guide vessels into the harbour. They replaced an earlier pair of lights established in the seventeenth century when Harwich was a key operational base for the Royal Navy.". Coordinates 51.9445°, 1.2886°. Sources are credited at the bottom of this page.

Coordinates
51.9445, 1.2886
Established
1818

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