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every 15 seconds, with a red sector for The
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and is one of the largest natural harbours in the world.
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1621:Portland Low
1551:New Brighton
1491:Killingholme
1316:Bidston Hill
1228:Europa Point
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1721:Start Point
1666:Scarborough
1591:Plover Scar
1526:Lundy South
1521:Lundy North
1486:Inner Farne
1476:Hurst Point
1431:Happisburgh
1321:Bishop Rock
1301:Beachy Head
1291:Anvil Point
1186:South Stack
1161:St Tudwal's
1151:Point Lynas
1078:Start Point
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1008:Lundy North
983:Hurst Point
953:Flamborough
913:Bishop Rock
903:Beachy Head
893:Anvil Point
873:Lighthouses
409:first-order
248:Iso WR 15s.
124:Constructed
106: /
81:Coordinates
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1761:Withernsea
1711:Spurn Head
1691:South Gare
1631:Roker Pier
1566:Orfordness
1481:Ilfracombe
1471:Hunstanton
1451:Heugh Hill
1371:Crow Point
1341:Bull Point
1326:Black Nore
1311:Berry Head
1306:Belle Tout
1233:Les Hanois
1146:Nash Point
973:Heugh Hill
933:Crow Point
918:Bull Point
908:Berry Head
796:26 October
519:References
330:lighthouse
286:Designated
272:– Grade II
91:50°08′28″N
18:Lighthouse
1781:Wolf Rock
1766:Winterton
1741:Tynemouth
1706:Southwold
1661:St Mary's
1571:Pakefield
1541:Nab Tower
1516:Lowestoft
1511:Longstone
1506:Longships
1461:Hodbarrow
1446:The Heugh
1426:Hale Head
1411:Gorleston
1381:Eddystone
1376:Dungeness
1336:Bow Creek
1210:Gibraltar
1136:Monkstone
1098:Wolf Rock
1073:Southwold
1023:Nab Tower
1003:Lowestoft
998:Longstone
993:Longships
943:Eddystone
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461:St. Mawes
417:occulting
369:oil lamps
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223:Intensity
140:Automated
94:5°00′58″W
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1731:Tater Du
1626:Rampside
1586:Peninnis
1536:Maryport
1416:Gunfleet
1296:Bamburgh
1223:Casquets
1218:Alderney
1196:Trwyn Du
1171:Skokholm
1166:Skerries
1131:Holyhead
1126:Flatholm
1083:Tater Du
1043:Peninnis
898:Bamburgh
836:SW846311
654:11 March
590:10 March
547:23 April
477:See also
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444:flashing
411:) fixed
342:Cornwall
180:Heritage
172:Operator
164:Markings
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48:Location
1651:St Bees
1581:Pendeen
1546:Needles
1496:Leasowe
1466:Hoylake
1441:Harwich
1406:Godrevy
1141:Mumbles
1116:Bardsey
1063:St Bees
1038:Pendeen
1028:Needles
958:Godrevy
885:England
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470:Tots TV
352:History
322:Cornish
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1771:Whitby
1746:Walney
1501:Lizard
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1361:Coquet
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