Kübassaare Lighthouse
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Kübassaare Lighthouse | |
  Kübassaare Lighthouse Estonia | |
| Coordinates | 58°25′42.3″N 23°17′59.7″E / 58.428417°N 23.299917°ECoordinates: 58°25′42.3″N 23°17′59.7″E / 58.428417°N 23.299917°E |
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| Year first constructed | 1916 |
| Year first lit | 1939 |
| Construction | concrete |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Height | 18 metres (59 ft) |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
| Characteristic | LFl W 9s[1] |
| Admiralty number | C3630 |
| NGA number | 12636 |
| ARLHS number | EST-029 |
| Estonia number | EVA 987[2] |
Kübassaare Lighthouse (Estonian: Kübassaare Tuletorn) - a lighthouse located in Kübassaare Peninsula, in the easternmost point of Saaremaa; in Estonia. The lighthouse is 18 metres in height, a round cylindrical concrete tower with a lantern and gallery.[3] The current lighthouse had a height of 11 metres, before it was extended to 18 metres in 1939. The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: 2.5 s glare, 6.5 s off.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Kübassaare Lighthouse Estonian Lighthouse Society
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- ↑ "Photograph". Panoramio. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ↑ "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
External links
- Estonian lighthouses list Maritime Administration (in Estonian)
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