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Location |
Kihnu Pärnu County Estonia |
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Coordinates | 58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E / 58.097194°N 23.971194°E |
Tower | |
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]
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Location |
Kihnu Pärnu County Estonia |
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Coordinates | 58°05′49.9″N 23°58′16.3″E / 58.097194°N 23.971194°E |
Tower | |
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]