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[[File: Zon LongJan-01.jpg|thumb|300px|The stately lighthouse [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A5nge_Jan Långe Jan] ("Tall John") at the south cape of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%96land Öland]. Photo: [[User: k_tjing|k_tjing]].<br>Here is the [[turf zone]] [[Zone: LongJan|LongJan]].]]
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics) lenses] and to serve as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigational_aid navigational aid] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_pilot maritime pilots] at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal shoals], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef reefs], rocks, and safe entries to harbors. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of cheaper and often much more effective electronic navigational systems.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse Wikipedia]</ref>
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A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lens_(optics) lenses] and to serve as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navigational_aid navigational aid] for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maritime_pilot maritime pilots] at sea or on inland waterways.
Lighthouses mark dangerous coastlines, hazardous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoal shoals], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reef reefs], rocks, and safe entries to harbors. Once widely used, the number of operational lighthouses has declined due to the expense of maintenance and has become uneconomical since the advent of cheaper and often much more effective electronic navigational systems.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighthouse Wikipedia]</ref>
== References ==
[[Category: Zone types:Types]]
[[Category: Lighthouses| ]]
[[sv: Fyrar]]