On 16/01/2018 08:43, Martin Koppenhoefer wrote:
probably with exceptions, e.g. this is a lighthouse from 1911 (i.e.
historic) with a lattice structure, generally considered a lighthouse:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adziogol_Lighthouse
I can see a house!
To be clear, the OP asked what the difference is between a lighthouse
and a beacon, not the difference between a major light and a minor
light. The two classes of objects overlap, but are not equivalent. Only
objects that have a maritime navigation function carry "seamark" tags.
Many lighthouses & beacons do not.
There is obviously a grey area between lighthouses & beacons. To tag an
object as either requires some degree of subjective judgement, since the
distinction is one of the structure's grandeur.
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