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==Maintenance== {{see also|Lighthouse keeper}} ===Asia and Oceania=== In [[Australia]], lighthouses are conducted by the [[Australian Maritime Safety Authority]]. In [[India]], lighthouses are maintained by the Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships, an office of the [[Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dgll.nic.in/WriteReadData/Publication/Publication_Pdf_File/LighthousesofIndia(2).pdf|title =Indian Lighthouses - An Overview|access-date=27 November 2019 |publisher=Directorate General of Lighthouses and Lightships|author =R.K. Bhanti}}</ref> ===Europe=== The former Soviet government built a number of automated lighthouses powered by [[radioisotope thermoelectric generator]]s in remote locations in northern Russia. They operated for long periods without external support with great reliability.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.atomicinsights.com/sep96/materials.html|title=RTG Heat Sources: Two Proven Materials - Atomic Insights|date=1 September 1996|access-date=6 April 2017}}</ref> However, numerous installations deteriorated, were stolen, or vandalized. Some cannot be found due to poor record-keeping.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators β Bellona<!-- Bot generated title --> |url=http://www.bellona.no/en/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/incidents/37598.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060613062909/http://bellona.no/en/international/russia/navy/northern_fleet/incidents/37598.html |archive-date=June 13, 2006}}</ref> The [[United Kingdom]] and the [[Republic of Ireland]] together have three bodies: lighthouses around the coasts of England and Wales are looked after by [[Trinity House]], those around Scotland and the Isle of Man by the [[Northern Lighthouse Board]] and those around Ireland by the [[Commissioners of Irish Lights]]. ===North America=== In Canada, lighthouses are managed by the [[Canadian Coast Guard]]. In the United States, lighthouses are maintained by the [[United States Coast Guard]], into which the [[United States Lighthouse Service]] was merged in 1939.<ref name="nps"/>
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