Lakka Lighthouse

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Nearest Town : Lakka
Date Established: 1825, rebuilt 1916
Focal Plane: 210 feet (64 meters)
Height of tower: 29,8 feet (9.1 meters)
Characteristic: three white flashes every 24 seconds

Lakka is situated on the northern tip of Paxoi Island 8 miles (about 13 Kilometers) from the southern shores of Corfu Island. Paxoi is derived from Roman word for "slate" and the Lakka is the name of a wood found in the area. The original Lakka lighthouse was built by the British in 1825. On March 24, 1913 , a seismic landslide occurred directly under the lighthouse causing it to collapse. The ravine created by the earhtquake was 656 feet (200 meters) long and 66 feet (20 meters) deep. The entire lighthouse fell into the crevasse and was covered by dirt. Miraculously the three keepers and their families escaped harm. It was an unseasonably hot day and they were having lunch outside under a stand of olive trees away from the tower.

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