Nab Tower

The Nab Tower is a tower originally planned for anti-submarine protection in the in World War I. It was sunk over the Nab rocks east of the to replace a lightship after the war, and is a well-known landmark for sailors as it lies off and marks the deep-water eastern entry into the Solent.
Wikipedia
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  • Lighthouse
  • …is also known as “Nab Tower Light”
  • Description: lighthouse east of Isle of Wight, UK

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Foreland Fields and Bembridge.

Locality
Foreland or Forelands, and the adjacent Foreland… is situated 6 miles west of Nab Tower.

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is a village and civil parish located on the easternmost point of the .

Nab Tower

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Latitude
50.66792° or 50° 40′ 5″ north
Longitude
-0.95249° or 0° 57′ 9″ west
Open location code
9C2XM29X+52
Open­Street­Map ID
node 672768845
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
12104431
Wiki­data ID
Q6956691

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Polish—“Nab Tower” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “纳布塔”
  • French: “Nab Tower”
  • German: “Nab Tower”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל נב”
  • Polish: “Latarnia morska Nab Tower”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Bullock Patch and Foreland.

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