Kihnu Lighthouse
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| Location | Kihnu Pärnu County Estonia |
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| Constructed | 1865 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 28 metres (92 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern dome |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 29 metres (95 ft) |
| Range | 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl WR 12s[1] |
| Estonia no. | EVA 840[2] |
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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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Kihnu Lighthouse Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
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External links
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