Category:Beacons

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English: A beacons are intentionally conspicuous lights, electronic aparatus or other devices designed to attract attention to a specific location and, notably to guide or warn navigatiors of pilots of aircraft or ships.

Nederlands: baken; een opvallend toestel dat ontworpen is om aandacht te vestigen op een specifieke locatie.

beacon

marker to attract attention (used for navigation, or in war as a signalling device, or as a signally device for natural disaster like fire)

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physical location

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communication

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Subcategories

This category has the following 24 subcategories, out of 24 total.

Beacons by colour‎ (3 C)
Beacons by country‎ (14 C)

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Beacons in art‎ (2 C, 5 F)
Beacons in heraldry‎ (1 C, 12 F)

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Beacons (air navigation)‎ (6 C, 22 F)
Beacons (maritime navigation)‎ (15 C, 76 F)

A

Asian Games cauldron‎ (1 C)

B

Bongdon‎ (1 C)

E

Electric beacons‎ (3 C, 12 F)
Emergency position indicating radio beacons‎ (4 C, 35 F)

G

Groyne beacons‎ (1 C)

I

IBeacon‎ (23 F)

L

Lateral mark beacons‎ (2 C)
Light beacons‎ (5 C, 32 F)

M

Metal Man Beacon‎ (4 F)
Metal Man Beacon, County Waterford‎ (5 F)

O

Olympic cauldrons‎ (4 C, 1 F)

P

Pan American Games cauldron‎ (2 C, 3 F)

R

Raine Island Beacon‎ (2 F)
Road beacons‎ (2 C)

S

Special beacons‎ (1 F)

T

Towed pinger locator‎ (6 F)
Trig points‎ (6 C, 1 P, 58 F)

W

Weather beacons‎ (11 C, 103 F)

Media in category "Beacons"

The following 39 files are in this category, out of 39 total.

A good informative picture.jpg 3,264 × 2,448; 3.94 MB
Airmark beacon Affligem.jpg 6,000 × 4,000; 9.82 MB
Baken westerschalde.jpg 3,456 × 4,608; 2.85 MB
Beacon (20405178958).jpg 5,184 × 3,456; 6.27 MB
Beacon at the top of Eldfell.jpg 2,304 × 1,728; 1.77 MB
Beacon dispositive.jpg 4,000 × 2,672; 2.52 MB
Beacon green light EASM 4Feb2010 (14404631227).jpg 1,200 × 803; 157 KB
Beacon side EASM 4Feb2010 (14568023816).jpg 1,200 × 803; 153 KB
Beacon Tower Rear.jpg 1,784 × 2,564; 3.66 MB
Beacon Tower.jpg 1,968 × 2,632; 930 KB
Beacon white light EASM 4Feb2010 (14404631637).jpg 1,200 × 803; 167 KB
BeaconBuilding.jpg 563 × 600; 110 KB
Boundary beacon.jpg 3,456 × 3,456; 5.82 MB
Clifden 0419.JPG 1,704 × 2,272; 883 KB
Commandant Blaison emergency equipment 1.JPG 3,456 × 5,184; 5.76 MB
Commandant Blaison emergency equipment 2.JPG 3,456 × 5,184; 4.72 MB
De-Leuchtfeuer.ogg 2.1 s; 21 KB
De-Torfeuer.ogg 2.0 s; 19 KB
Durban PEL.jpg 1,291 × 962; 156 KB
Entrance to a harbour.jpg 4,443 × 2,415; 2.13 MB
First Porirua PEL.jpg 347 × 344; 22 KB
FMIB 49250 Safeguards of the Sea.jpeg 773 × 529; 109 KB
Friedrichshafen, Hafenbake, 2.jpeg 1,760 × 2,640; 1.97 MB
Industrial BLE beacons.png 960 × 550; 85 KB
ISignal Detector.png 1,152 × 2,048; 889 KB
KAUST beacon.jpg 1,952 × 3,264; 951 KB
KAUST's beacon at night.jpg 1,280 × 650; 72 KB
Lamps - Hukvaldy castle.JPG 2,592 × 1,944; 1.24 MB
Les Travaux Publics de la France, Tome Cinquieme- Phares et Balises (Title Page) (11073023544).jpg 1,912 × 3,000; 3.44 MB
Location Beacon.png 135 × 134; 17 KB
Mariners' Beacon, Grange, Wirral 01.jpg 3,361 × 5,051; 3.25 MB
Mariners' Beacon, Grange, Wirral 02.jpg 4,024 × 6,048; 4.45 MB
Mini BLE beacon.png 720 × 720; 21 KB
Oceano profundo.jpg 673 × 960; 16 KB
Proximity Beacon.png 124 × 124; 16 KB
Smart ibeacon.jpg 4,000 × 2,664; 1.21 MB
Sticker Beacon.png 179 × 139; 19 KB
Unacast.jpg 960 × 539; 34 KB
Video Beacon.png 107 × 131; 21 KB

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