Mērsrags Lighthouse | |
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Location |
Mērsrags Latvia |
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Coordinates | 57°21′57.2″N 23°7′11.78″E / 57.365889°N 23.1199389°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Construction | cast iron |
Height | 62 feet (19 m) |
Shape | cylindrical hold up by eight buttresses tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower with red trim |
Heritage | National industrial monument
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Light | |
First lit | 1922
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Deactivated | 1917
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Focal height | 85 feet (26 m) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Latvia no. | UZ-375 [1] |
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Mērsrags Lighthouse (
Latvian: Mērsraga bāka) - a
lighthouse located on the
Bay of Riga, on the
Latvian coast of the
Baltic Sea.
[2] It is located on a headland, stretching as a cape into the
Bay of Riga, by a stony
shoal.
[3]
The lighthouse was built in 1875, and is called the Frenchwoman, as the lens, an invention of the French, is used as its signal. The lighthouse was devastated in World War I, when its metal structure was distorted by a fire. The current lighthouse was built in 1922, and is strengthened by eight wrought iron inserts, with the exterior walls sheathed with riveted metal plating. [4]
Mērsrags Lighthouse | |
| |
Location |
Mērsrags Latvia |
---|---|
Coordinates | 57°21′57.2″N 23°7′11.78″E / 57.365889°N 23.1199389°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Construction | cast iron |
Height | 62 feet (19 m) |
Shape | cylindrical hold up by eight buttresses tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower with red trim |
Heritage | National industrial monument
![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1922
![]() |
Deactivated | 1917
![]() |
Focal height | 85 feet (26 m) |
Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
Latvia no. | UZ-375 [1] |
|
Mērsrags Lighthouse (
Latvian: Mērsraga bāka) - a
lighthouse located on the
Bay of Riga, on the
Latvian coast of the
Baltic Sea.
[2] It is located on a headland, stretching as a cape into the
Bay of Riga, by a stony
shoal.
[3]
The lighthouse was built in 1875, and is called the Frenchwoman, as the lens, an invention of the French, is used as its signal. The lighthouse was devastated in World War I, when its metal structure was distorted by a fire. The current lighthouse was built in 1922, and is strengthened by eight wrought iron inserts, with the exterior walls sheathed with riveted metal plating. [4]