Kihnu Lighthouse

Kihnu Lighthouse
Kihnu Lighthouse
Kihnu Lighthouse
Estonia
Location Kihnu
Pärnu County
Estonia
Coordinates 58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E / 58.097194°N 23.971194°E / 58.097194; 23.971194Coordinates: 58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E / 58.097194°N 23.971194°E / 58.097194; 23.971194
Year first constructed 1865
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern dome
Height 28 metres (92 ft)
Focal height 29 metres (95 ft)
Range 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic Fl WR 12s[1]
Admiralty number C3596
NGA number 12500
ARLHS number EST-028
Estonia number EVA 840[2]

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

References

  1. ↑ Kihnu Lighthouse Estonian Lighthouse Society
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Postcard". Flickr. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Retrieved 25 September 2015.



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