Kihnu Lighthouse


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

Kihnu Lighthouse
LocationKihnu
Pärnu County
Estonia
Coordinates58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E
Tower
Constructed1865
Constructioncast iron tower
Height28 metres (92 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower, red lantern dome
Light
Focal height29 metres (95 ft)
Range11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
CharacteristicFl WR 12s[1]
Estonia no.EVA 840[2]

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

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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