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Mumbles Lighthouse

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Mumbles Lighthouse, completed in 1794, is a lighthouse located in Mumbles, near Swansea. [1]

14 relations: Dioptrics, Fortification, Kerosene lamp, Lantern, Light characteristic, Lighthouse, List of lighthouses in Wales, Mumbles, Mumbles Battery, Solar panel, Swansea, Swansea Bay, Trinity House, Wales.

Dioptrics

Dioptrics is the study of the refraction of light, especially by lenses.

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Fortification

A fortification is a military construction or building designed for the defense of territories in warfare; and is also used to solidify rule in a region during peacetime.

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Kerosene lamp

A kerosene lamp (also known as a paraffin lamp in some countries) is a type of lighting device that uses kerosene (paraffin) as a fuel.

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Lantern

Today, English-speakers use the term lantern to describe many types of portable lighting, but lanterns originated as a protective enclosure for a light source—usually a candle or a wick in oil—to make it easier to carry and hang up, and more reliable outdoors or in drafty interiors.

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Light characteristic

A light characteristic is a graphic and text description of a navigational light sequence or colour displayed on a nautical chart or in a Light List with the chart symbol for a lighthouse, lightvessel, buoy or sea mark with a light on it.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

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List of lighthouses in Wales

This is a list of lighthouses in Wales.

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Mumbles

Mumbles (Mwmbwls.) is a headland sited on the western edge of Swansea Bay on the southern coast of Wales.

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Mumbles Battery

Mumbles Battery is a battery on the north coast of the Bristol Channel overlooking Swansea.

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Solar panel

Photovoltaic solar panels absorb sunlight as a source of energy to generate electricity.

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Swansea

Swansea (Abertawe), is a coastal city and county, officially known as the City and County of Swansea (Dinas a Sir Abertawe) in Wales, UK.

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Swansea Bay

Swansea Bay (Bae Abertawe) is a bay on the southern coast of Wales.

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Trinity House

The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford Strond, known as Trinity House (formally The Master Wardens and Assistants of the Guild Fraternity or Brotherhood of the most glorious and undivided Trinity and of St. Clement in the Parish of Deptford Strond in the County of Kent), is a private corporation governed under a Royal Charter (rather than a non-departmental public body).

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Wales

Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mumbles_Lighthouse

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