Why are lighthouses important?

Answer 1

Because the image and the idea of a lighthouse for a person associates with pure direct connection with nature - sea (ocean) as it is thrilling to see and feel the natural view from the top storey of a lighthouse. It's unique and attractive because it is usually situated on the "dramatic" edge between land and water. It symbolises and incarnates the eternal sight to the sea and the world from up above. It also associates with supernal loneliness of a lighthouse keeper and the lighthouse itself, standing high above the natural relief of earth. It is also appendant to idyllic calmness, harmony, contemplation, melancholy and even nostalgia, as the lighthouse can be realized as a harbinger of the sea on land. People also find the light of a lighthouse showing the way to the ships deeply romantic, and even existential. To sum up, it all about the emersion above down-to-earth life.

Answer 2

The importance of lighthouses is that they help the ships out at sea to find the harbour safley, especially when there are rocks or icebergs which the ships may bump into. Mostly for ships at sea so they know where the coast line is.

Answer 3

This is because they consist of a beacon; which is at the top of a tower, and a house below; which is for the lighthouse keeper to live in. Lighthouses help to guide ships away from shorelines, reefs, and other underwater obstructions. They are also commonly known as 'an aid to navigation'. Some lighthouses are located on islands.

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Not quite. The tower "houses" the beacon, notwithstanding the presence or not of accommodation.

Answer 4

The importance of lighthouses is that they help the ships out at sea to find the harbour safley, especially when there are rocks or icebergs which the ships may bump into.

Answer 5

Mostly for ships at sea so they know where the coast line is.

Answer 6

Lighthouses guide ships to a port or harbour. Other times they guide ships away from a hazard. Sometimes they do both.

Answer 7

Maybe because people can die in them because it is so high up and there are lots of stairs. And the people that haunt it are mad because they died.

Answer 8

so that it scans the sea with light to stop boats from hitting rocks and cliffs and other boats.

Answer 9

As navigational aids and warning beacons.