Lighthouses of Russia: Southern Pacific Coast

This page covers lighthouses of the Maritime and Khabarovsk provinces on Russia's far eastern coast. Major ports on this coast include Vladivostok and Nakhodka in the Maritime Province on the Sea of Japan and Sovetskaya Gavan on the Tatar Strait in Khabarovsk.

Russian occupation of this area began with the explorations of Vitus Bering and Alexsei Chirikov between 1728 and 1741, but settlements were few until treaties with China brought the Maritime Province under Russian control in the 1850s.

A number of historic lighthouses survive from the late 1800s and early 1900s, but the majority of the lighthouses on these coasts were built by the Soviet Union (1917-1991). During the Soviet period, few foreigners were able to visit Russia's Pacific ports, and even today tourism in the Russian far east is slight. As a result, no photos are available for many of the lighthouses. If you have or can locate additional photos, please let me know.

In Russian, mayak is the word for a lighthouse; mys is a cape and ostrov is an island.

ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. Admiralty numbers are from volume M of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 112.

Gamova Light; Khasan district government photo
General Sources
Port State Control of Russia Far East
Port administration for Russia's Pacific coast ports.
Lighthouses of Khasan District
My translation of a document posted by the Khasan District government, with three photos.

Primorsky Krai (Maritime Province) Lighthouses

Khasan District Lighthouses
Nazimova (2)
1910 (station established 1896). Active; focal plane 19 m (62 ft); white or red light, depending on direction, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) round cast iron tower with lantern, painted white. Keeper's house and other buildings. A closeup photo is available, and there is also a distant view of this light in the first photo of the Khasan District's page on the history of the district's lighthouses. According to the history, the lighthouse is a prefabricated French tourelle, and it was restored in 1956. Located on a rock at the end of the Nazimov Spit, which nearly closes off the entrance to Pos'eta Bay north of Khasan and about 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the Korean border. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-153; Admiralty M7421.
** Gamova (Cape Gamow)
1906. Active; focal plane 68 m (223 ft); two white flashes every 15 s. 20 m (62 ft) round stone tower with dwelling, painted white. A 4° (?) clamshell Fresnel lens is in use. Several staffed keeper's houses and other buildings. Eugene Popelnitskiy has a closeup, Oleg Podlenko has a good photo, Evgeny Kharitonov has a photo of the entire station, and the photo from the Khasan District's lighthouse history page appears above. Located on a prominent cape about 80 km (50 mi) southwest of Vladivostok and 50 km (30 mi) northeast of the Korean border. Site open, tower open by arrangement with the staff. ARLHS ASR-026; Admiralty M7422; NGA 16196.
Bryusa (Cape Bruce)
1913. Active; focal plane 66 m (217 ft); white, red or green light depending on direction, 6 s on, 6 s off. 10 m (33 ft) square stone tower, attached to the seaward side of a 1-story keeper's house, painted white. The photo from the Khasan District's lighthouse history page also appears at right, and Taras Gruzhevskiy has a view from the sea. Located on a headland about 10 km (6 mi) east of Slavyanka and 50 km (30 mi) southwest of Vladivostok. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-018; Admiralty M7434; NGA 16172.
Bryusa Light
Bryusa Light; Khasan district government photo

Vladivostok Area Lighthouses
Note: Vladivostok (the name means "Ruler of the East") was founded in 1860, soon after China ceded the territory of the Maritime Province to Russia. The city is the traditional home port of Russia's Pacific Fleet, and during the Soviet era it was generally closed to foreigners. In 1916 the Trans-Siberian Railroad was completed, linking Vladivostok to Moscow.
* Tokarev (Egersheld) (2)
1910 (station established 1876). Active; focal plane 12 m (39 ft); one long flash every 7.5 s, white or red depending on direction. 12 m (39 ft) cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery; the lower half of the tower is octagonal and the upper half is round. Lighthouse painted white. Jonathan Worthington's photo is at right, Alexander Smerdov has another good closeup, Lisa Walker has a 2007 closeup, the lighthouse is visible in an aerial photo (dwarfed by a huge modern tower that carries power lines across the Vladivostok harbor entrance), and Google has a satellite view. Another closeup shows that access to the lighthouse is underwater at high tide, and FocalPlane f/8 has a long article on keeper Vasily Ivanovich Ilchenko. Located at the end of a mole at the entrance to Vladivostok harbor and at the extreme southwestern tip of the Egersheld Peninsula. Accessible in good weather by a hike of about 3 km (2 mi) from the end of the city's bus line. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-008; Admiralty M7479 (formerly F7450); NGA 16169.92.
* Proliv Bosfor Vostochnyy Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); continuous red light. 15 m (49 ft) square tower with lantern rising from a large square keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. This range guides ships through the Bosfor Vostochnyy Strait (proliv), the approach to Vladivostok from the east. Located about 1.5 km (1 mi) northeast of the Tokarev lighthouse. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-156; Admiralty M7472; NGA 16169.
* Proliv Bosfor Vostochnyy Range Middle
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 50 m (164 ft); red light occulting once every 3 s. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal stone tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located 125 m (410 ft) west northwest of the front light. Site appears open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-157; Admiralty M7472.01; NGA 16169.1.
Proliv Bosfor Vostochnyy Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 69 m (226 ft); continuous red light. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a ridge crest 400 m (1/4 mi) west northwest of the middle light. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-158; Admiralty M7472.02; NGA 16169.2.
Tokarev Light
Tokarev Light, autumn 2008
Creative Commons photo by Jonathan Worthington
Skyrpleva (2)
1891 (station established 1897). Active; focal plane 54 m (177 ft); red flash every 15 s. 12 m (39 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the south side of a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white; lantern roof is gray. A view from the sea is available (click on the photo for a much closer view), and Google has a satellite view. Located on Ostrov Skyrpleva, a small island on the south side of the entrance to the Bosfor Vostochny Strait, about 10 km (6 mi) east southeast of the Tokarev lighthouse. Accessible only by boat. Site and tower closed. ARLHS ASR-006; Admiralty M7470; NGA 16166.
Basargin
1934. Active; focal plane 28 m (92 ft); green light occulting once every 7.5 s. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal stone tower with gallery and a small lantern, painted with red and white horizontal bands. Perched on a huge rock just offshore, the lighthouse is connected to the mainland by a swinging footbridge. An excellent photo is available, Dmitry Sidorenko has a view from the sea, the light is featured on a postage stamp, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a rock on the north side of the entrance to the Bosfor Vostochny Strait, about 10 km (6 mi) east southeast of the Tokarev lighthouse. Site and tower closed. ARLHS ASR-015; Admiralty M7471; NGA 16167.
Sysoyev (Mys Sysoyeva)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, painted red. A photo is at right, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a prominent cape about 50 km (30 mi) southeast of Vladivostok and a similar distance west of Nakhodka. ARLHS ASR-111; Admiralty M7528; NGA 16056.
Yelagina (Mys Yelagina, Ostrov Askold) (2?)
Date unknown (station established 1881). Inactive and in ruins. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower. A fine closeup photo is available, and the old lighthouse can be seen at the lower right in a photo of the present lighthouse. Site status unknown.
Yelagina (Mys Yelagina, Ostrov Askold) (3)
Date unknown (station established 1881). Active; focal plane 113 m (371 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal cylindrical masonry tower with lantern and gallery, attached to the seaward side of a ramshackle masonry keeper's house. Tower painted white, lantern red. A closeup photo is available. The first two lighthouses had substantially higher focal planes. This lighthouse appears to be in very poor condition. Located on the south point of Ostrov Askol'd, an island off Mys Sysoyeva about 50 km (30 mi) west of Nakhodka. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-075; Admiralty M7532; NGA 16052.

Sysoyev Light; Novosti photo

Nakhodka Bay Lighthouses
Note: the Soviet government built Nakhodka after World War II as a civilian and commercial alternative to Vladivostok. Thus these lighthouses are probably of fairly recent origin.
Shvedova (Mys Shvedova)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 44 m (144 ft); white light, 4.5 s on, 3 s off. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal cylindrical concrete tower, painted white. A closeup photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the east side of the peninsula that protects Nakhodka harbor. Site and tower probably closed (the lighthouse appears to be on a Russian Navy base). ARLHS ASR-063; Admiralty M7563; NGA 15952.
Astaf'yeva (Mys Astaf'yeva)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 21 m (69 ft); green light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal concrete tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. No photo available, but there is a Google satellite view of the station. This lighthouse stands at the tip of a peninsula that protects Nakhodka harbor, about 800 m (1/2 mi) northwest of Mys Shvedova. Site and tower probably closed (the lighthouse appears to be on a Russian Navy base). ARLHS ASR-013; Admiralty M7567; NGA 15956.
* Nakhodka Entrance Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 36 m (118 ft); continuous red neon light. 16 m (52 ft) octagonal tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No closeup photo available, but a Google satellite view shows the two range lights. This range guides ships from Nakhodka Bay into the city's protected harbor. Located on the west side of Nakhodka harbor and on the east side of the main highway through the port. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-152; Admiralty M7566; NGA 15968.
* Nakhodka Entrance Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 47 m (154 ft); continuous red neon light. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No closeup photo available, but a Google satellite view shows the two range lights. Located on the west side of Nakhodka harbor and on the east side of the main highway through the port. Site probably open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-152; Admiralty M7566; NGA 15968.
* Nakhodka Approach Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 11 m (36 ft); red light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 13 m (43 ft) octagonal tower centered on the roof of a 1-story square stone building. Lighthouse painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. A photo appears at right, and a Google satellite view is available. This range guides ships northward through Nakhodka Bay on their approach to the city. Located on the shoreline on the east side of Nakhodka. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-150; Admiralty M7564; NGA 15960.
Nakhodka Approach Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 37 m (121 ft); continuous red light. 16 m (52 ft) square stone tower, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on a hillside 1575 m (1 mi) due north of the front light. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-151; Admiralty M7564.1; NGA 15964.
Nepristupnyy (Mys Nepristupnyy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 30 m (98 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 14 m (46 ft) octagonal brick tower, rising from a keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white with a red horizontal band below the lantern; lantern dome is also red. No closeup photo available, but there is a Google satellite view. Located on the northeast side of Nakhodka Bay about 15 km (9 mi) southeast of the city. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-048; Admiralty M7563.2; NGA 15944.

Nakhodka Approach Front Light
Zaliv Vostok (East Bay) Marine Reservation photo
[Mys Kamenskogo]
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 8 m (26 ft); white flash every 3 s. 5 m (17 ft) octagonal concrete tower, painted white. Ivan Kolesnik has a closeup photo of this small light. Located on a skerry just off a promontory on the east side of Nakhodka Bay near Beregovoy. Accessible only by boat. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M7569; NGA 15940.
Povorotnyy (Mys Povorotnyy)
1892. Active; focal plane 67 m (220 ft); white light, 6 s on, 2 s off. 13 m (43 ft) tower: lantern mounted on a 3 m (1-story) octagonal base. The photos show the light with the original large round lantern with an F. Barbier & Cie. Fresnel lens. Two small rubblestone keeper's houses. Another page describing the lighthouse has a good closeup photo, a distant view of the station is available, and Google has a good satellite view of the station. Note: Russia has another Povorotnyy Light, thousands of miles to the west on the Gulf of Finland. Located on the point of Mys (Cape) Povorotnyy, the eastern entrance to Nakhodka Bay. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-060; Admiralty M7572; NGA 15936.

Sea of Japan Lighthouses
Ostrovnoyy (Mys Ostrovnoyy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 156 m (512 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 1.5 s off. 11 m (36 ft) skeletal tower, adjacent to a keeper's house. House painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory about 65 km (40 mi) east of Nakhodka. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-051; Admiralty M7576; NGA 15924.
Dalnyy (Mys Dalnyy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 185 m (608 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 14 m (46 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted red; house is white. A closeup is available, and Vladimir Khodov has posted a photo (about 1/3 the way down the page). Located on a promontory about 15 km (10 mi) east of Milogradovo. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-143; Admiralty M7581; NGA 15908.
* Nizmennyy (Mys Nizmennyy)
1904. Active; focal plane 63 m (207 ft); three white flashes every 7.5 s. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story brick keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Note: there is another Mys Nizmenny lighthouse across the Sea of Japan in Sakhalin. Located on a promontory about 25 km (15 mi) southwest of Olga. Site apparently open, tower status unknown. ARLHS ASR-049; Admiralty M7584; NGA 15900.
Chikhacheva (Ostrov Chikhacheva, Olga)
1916. Active; focal plane 111 m (364 ft); white light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Ivan Slokvenko has a distant view taken from the mainland, and Google has a good satellite view. Located on a steep, rocky island on the north side of the entrance to the harbor of Olga. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown, but this would be a very difficult site to reach. ARLHS ASR-022; Admiralty M7588; NGA 15896.
* Balyuzek (Mys Balyuzek)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 80 m (262 ft); three white flashes every 15 s. 14 m (46 ft) square tower with lantern, rising from a keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. Fog horn (three blasts every 30 s). Igor Kirichek has a photo and also a closer view. Located on a promontory on the north side of the entrance to Vladimira Bay about 30 km (19 mi) north of Olga; the bay is the only good harbor of refuge along this coast. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-014; Admiralty M7604; NGA 15868.
Brinera (Mys Brinera)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 67 m (220 ft); two white flashes every 7 s. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal masonry tower with lantern and gallery, painted white. A photo, a closeup photo, and a nice view are available. This light guides ships to the mining port of Rudnaya Pristan. The cape and lighthouse are named for Jules Brynner, the grandfather of the actor Yul Brynner, who founded the mines in the late 19th century. Located on a promontory a short distance south of Rudnaya Pristan. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-017; Admiralty M7610; NGA 15860.
Oprichnik (Zaliv Oprichnik)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 214 m (702 ft); white light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 14 m (46 ft) octagonal masonry tower, painted white. No photo available. Located on a promontory about 20 km (13 mi) northeast of Rudnaya Pristan. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-100; Admiralty M7612; NGA 15856.
Yegorova (Mys Yegorova)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 92 m (302 ft); white light, 4.5 s on, 7.5 s off. 19 m (62 ft) round cast iron tower, painted with black and white horizontal bands. 1-story keeper's house and several modern station buildings. Ivan Slokvenko has a good view of the station. Located on a promontory about 50 km (30 mi) southwest of Terney. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-074; Admiralty M7614; NGA 15852.
Belkina (Mys Belkina, Cape Disappointment)
1915. Active; focal plane 99 m (325 ft); white light, 10 s on, 10 s off. 14 m (46 ft) octagonal masonry tower, painted white. Fog horn (5 blasts every 60 s). No photo available. Located on a promontory near Amgu, about 130 km (80 mi) northeast of Terney. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-016; Admiralty M7618; NGA 15840.
Sosunova (Mys Sosunova)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 66 m (217 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off. 18 m (59 ft) octagonal masonry tower with gallery, attached to a small 1-story keeper's house. Lighthouse painted with black and white horizontal bands. A photo and a second photo are available. Located on a promontory about 200 km (125 mi) northeast of Terney. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-066; Admiralty M7622; NGA 15836.
Zolotoy (Mys Zolotoy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 31 m (102 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 20 m (66 ft) octagonal cylindrical stone tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted with red and white vertical stripes; lantern and gallery painted red. Several keeper's houses and other structures. A good photo is available. Located on a promontory about 200 km (125 mi) southwest of Sovetskaya Gavan. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-079; Admiralty M7626; NGA 15832.

Khabarovsk Krai Lighthouses

Sovetskaya Gavan Area Lighthouses
Note: Sovetskaya Gavan ("Harbor of the Soviets") faces on the Tatar Strait, which separates the island of Sakhalin from the mainland. Founded in 1941, the town is the western terminus of the Baikal-Amur Mainline (BAM). The BAM is a rail line built as a strategic alternative to the Trans-Siberian Railway; it is farther from the Chinese border and much shorter than the route of the Trans-Siberian. The BAM was the last great public works project of the Soviet Union, finally finished in 1991, just before the union came apart. Since then Sovetskaya Gavan has developed rapidly as an important port.
Peschanyy (Mys Peschanyy)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 27 m (89 ft); white light, 1.5 s on, 4.5 s off. 24 m (79 ft) round concrete tower, painted white. No photo available. Located on a cape about 100 km (60 mi) south of Sovetskaya Gavan, at a point where the coastline changes from northeast-southwest to more north-south. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-054; Admiralty M7636; NGA 15820.
* Krasnyy Partizan (Mys Krasnyy Partizan, St. Nicholas Point)
1897. Active; focal plane 85 m (279 ft); two white flashes every 30 s. 16 m (52 ft) octagonal tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a keeper's house. Lighthouse painted white. Fog horn (one lang and one short blast every 30 s). No photo available, but Google has a good satellite view. According to one of the city's tourist sites, this lighthouse is on the standard city tour, and an 1895 fog bell is displayed next to the tower. The keepers here were killed by an invading White (anti-Communist) army in 1919. Located on a prominent cape jutting into the Tatar Strait on the east side of Sovetskaya Gavan, about 6 km (3.5 mi) southeast of the harbor entrance. Site open, tower status unknown. ARLHS ASR-034; Admiralty M7640; NGA 15812.
Milyutina (Mys Milyutina)
1915. Active; focal plane 24 m (79 ft); red light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal tower, painted white. No photo available, but there is a Google satellite view of the station. Located on the north side of the harbor entrance at Sovetskaya Gavan. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-046; Admiralty M7643; NGA 15784.
* Vanino Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red light occulting once every 3 s. Approx. 15 m (49 ft) octagonal masonry tower with gallery, mounted on a square masonry base. Lighthouse painted white with a broad red vertical stripe on the range line. A 2007 photo and a 2008 photo are available, and Google has a good satellite view. Vanino is an important port about 20 km (13 mi) north of Sovetskaya Gavan; it is the mainland terminal of a rail ferry to Khomsk, Sakhalin. This lighthouse is located in a roundabout in the intersection of two major streets near the waterfront of Vanino; one of the streets is a boulevard that is aligned with the range. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ASR-159; Admiralty M7653; NGA 15792.
* Vanino Range Middle
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. Approx. 8 m (26 ft) octagonal masonry tower with gallery, mounted on a square masonry base. No description or closeup photo available, but there is a Google satellite view. The rear light of the range is almost certainly mounted on the roof of the city hall, seen in a photo and another satellite view. Located in the median of the same boulevard as the front light (previous entry) about 330 m (360 yd) west of the front light. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M7653.1; NGA 15792.2.
Mys Datta
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 85 m (279 ft); white light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. Round concrete tower, height unknown, painted white with a black horizontal band. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view of the station. Located on a prominent cape about 25 km (15 mi) northeast of Vanino. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-025; Admiralty M7670; NGA 15776.

Tatar Strait and Amur Bay Lighthouses
Note: Sakhalin is separated from the mainland on the south by the Tatar Strait, an arm of the Sea of Japan, and on the north by Sakhalin and Amur Bays, which form an arm of the Sea of Okhotsk. Amur Bay and Tatar Strait are joined at Lazarev by a narrow passage called the Proliv (strait) Nevel'skogo.
Syurkum (Mys Syurkum)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 75 m (246 ft); white flash every 8 s. 14 m (46 ft) tower, painted with red and white horizontal bands. No photo available, although Google has a very fuzzy satellite view. Located on a very prominent cape jutting into the Tatar Strait about 125 km (75 mi) north of Sovetskaya Gavan and 15 km (10 mi) southeast of Syurkum. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-067; Admiralty M7674; NGA 15768.
Orlova (Mys Orlova)
Date unknown (station established 1861). Active; focal plane 84 m (276 ft); three long (2 s) white flashes every 20 s. Approx. 14 m (46 ft) octagonal tower with lantern and gallery, rising from a keeper's house. Lighhouse painted white. A very distant view is available, and Google has a satellite view. Located on an island off the point of the cape about 80 km (50 mi) southwest of the narrowest point of the passage at Lazarev. Accessible only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS ASR-050; Admiralty M7678; NGA 15760.
* Mys Innokentiya Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; green flash every 3 s. 11 m (36 ft) octagonal concrete tower with gallery, painted white. A closeup photo is available, and Google has a satellite view. The rear light is on a much shorter tower about 600 m (0.4 mi) west southwest. Located on a headland on the south side of the entrance to De Kastri, a town in the lee of Mys Orlova. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M7677.5; NGA 15761.2.
* Mys Klykova Range Front
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; red flash every 3 s. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) octagonal concrete tower with gallery, painted white with a black vertical stripe on the range line. Vyatcheslav Kozlov has a view from the frozen sea, and Google has a satellite view. Located on a promontory on the north side of the harbor of De Kastri. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M7677; NGA 15761.
* Mys Klykova Range Rear
Date unknown. Active; focal plane unknown; continuous red light. Approx. 7 m (23 ft) tower with gallery. No photo available, but Google has a satellite view. Located on the north side of the harbor of De Kastri, about 800 m (1/2 mi) west of the front light. Accessible by road. Site open, tower closed. Admiralty M7677.1; NGA 15761.1.
Lazarev (Mys Lazareva)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 252 m (827 ft); white light, 3 s on, 3 s off. 13 m (43 ft) square tower with lantern and gallery, attached to one end of 1-story keeper's house. Entire structure, including the keeper's house, painted with black and white horizontal bands. A drawing from a UN publication is at right, and the location of the station is centered in a Google satellite view. Mys (Cape) Lazareva projects eastward, nearly closing off the narrow Nevel'skogo Strait between Amur Bay and Tatar Strait. This landfall light for the passage has a range of about 40 km (25 mi). Located on a mountaintop above the point of the cape. Site status unknown. ARLHS ARS-147; Admiralty M7982; NGA 15744.45.
Menshikov (Mys Menshikova)
Date unknown. Active; focal plane 101 m (331 ft); white light, 3 s on, 4.5 s off. 19 m (62 ft) octagonal cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white with black trim; lantern dome is green. 1-story keeper's house. A photo shows the light station nicely restored and in good condition. Mys (Cape) Menshikova is the promontory on the west side of the entrance to Amur Bay from the Sea of Okhotsk. Site status unknown. ARLHS ARS-149; Admiralty M7985; NGA 15584.

Mys Lazareva Light
image copyright United Nations Organization
from the UN Atlas of the Oceans

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Posted May 19, 2006. Checked and revised February 18, 2009. Lighthouses: 44. Site copyright 2009 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.