Flötjan

Flotjan

Flötjan is a small rocky islet in Finland. It is located in the Åland Sea to the southwest of Lågskär. Depths near Flötjan measure approximately 180 metres (590 ft).^[1] The original light was badly damaged during World War II. A concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1953 and automated in 1959. The light range is 28 kilometres (17 mi). The Stockholm-Mariehamn-Tallinn ferry passes just to the west of the island.

References

↑ Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.

Coordinates: 59°48′30″N 19°46′56″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111

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