Kihnu Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse
58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E / 58.097194°N 23.971194°E / 58.097194; 23.971194TowerConstructed1865Constructioncast iron towerHeight28 metres (92 ft)Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite tower, red lantern domeLightFocal height29 metres (95 ft)Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)CharacteristicFl WR 12s[1]Estonia no.EVA 840[2] Map


Kihnu Lighthouse (Estonian: Kihnu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Kihnu, an island in the northern Gulf of Riga in Pärnu County, in Estonia.

The lighthouse was prefabricated in England; and assembled in 1865.[3] The lighthouse uses a Fresnel lens, with the lighthouse's structure made out of tapered cast iron, painted white with the lantern dome painted in red. The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: two 1.5 s glares every 12 s.[4]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Kihnu Lighthouse Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Postcard". Flickr. 2 March 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kihnu lighthouse.
  • "Navigatsioonimärgi 840, Kihnu tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 3 January 2019. Archived from the original on 3 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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