Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Coordinates	57°17′23″N 17°57′32″E / 57.289710°N 17.958780°E / 57.289710; 17.958780
Year first constructed	1887
Deactivated	2010
Construction	stone tower
Tower shape	octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper’s house
Markings / pattern	unpainted tower, greenish lantern dome
Height	18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height	56 metres (184 ft)
Current lens	4th order Fresnel lens
Intensity	1,000 watt
Range	white: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi) red: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic	LFl (2) WR 12s.
Admiralty number	C7224
NGA number	9772
ARLHS number	SWE-371
Sweden number	SV-4250
Managing agent	Stora Karlsö^[1]^[2]

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse (Swedish: Stora Karlsö fyr), is a Swedish lighthouse on Stora Karlsö island off Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times. A house for the lighthouse keeper was built in the 1930s. In 1974, the lighthouse became fully automated when a cable for electricity was laid to the island and the last permanent residents left the island.^[3]

In 2010, the lighthouse was decommissioned and replaced by a solar cell powered lamp on a mast next to the lighthouse.^[4]

References

↑ Stora Karlsö The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved April 7, 2016
↑ Leuchtturm Stora Karlsö www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
↑ "Karlsös historia". www.storakarlso.se. Stora Karlsö. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
↑ "Nu släcks fyren på Stora Karlsö". www.sverigesradio.se. Sveriges Radio. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2016.

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Inhabited islands in the Baltic Sea

Denmark	Bornholm Ertholmene Falster Lolland Møn

Estonia	Abruka Aegna Hiiumaa Kassari Kesselaid Kihnu Kõinastu Manilaid Mohni Muhu Naissaar Prangli Osmussaar Ruhnu Saaremaa Väike-Pakri Vilsandi Vormsi

Finland	Archipelago Sea Islands (Åland Islands) Hailuoto Kimitoön Laajasalo Lauttasaari Replot Suomenlinna

Germany	Dänholm Fehmarn Hiddensee Poel Rügen Ummanz Usedom

Poland	Uznam Wolin

Russia	Kotlin

Sweden	Blekinge archipelago Furillen Fårö Gotland Stora Karlsö Stockholm archipelago Öland

Gotland Municipality, Gotland County, Sweden

Major settlements (localities):	Burgsvik Fårösund Havdhem Hemse Klintehamn Lärbro Ljugarn Lövsta Norra Visby Roma Slite Stånga Tingstäde Väskinde Västerhejde Vibble Visby (seat)

Minor settlements:	Alva Ansarve and Tofta Austers and Sudergårda Barlingbo Bjärges and Nickarve Bjärs Björkhage Bro and Duss Brohagen and Lillåkre Burs Dalhem and Hallvide Eskelhem and Bringsarve Etelhem Follingbo Garde Gnisvärd and Smågårde Gothem Gute Hablingbo and Medebys Hangavar Hägdarve and Dede Hälge Högklint and Nygårds Hörsne Kappelshamn Katthammarsvik Klinte Kräklingbo Levide and Skinnarve Linde Lummelunda and Etebols Lye När Othem Othemars Rone Ronehamn Sanda and Lekarve Sjonhemsbacke and Haugbro Själsö Stenkumla Sylfaste and Lere Tofta strand Träkumla Valleviken Vänge Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Other settlements:	Blåhäll Bläse Boge Brissund Bro¹ Bunge Dalhem² Eskelhem³ Fardhem Fole Follingbo⁴ Hablingbo⁵ Herrvik Kovik Langhammars Lau Levide⁶ Lickershamn Lokrume Lummelunda⁷ Mästerby Nisseviken Sanda⁸ Sigsarve Sundre Svajde Sylfaste⁹ Tofta¹⁰ Vamlingbo Vitvär Västergarn¹¹

Lakes:	Lake Ajke Lake Bästeträsk Lake Fardume Lake Hau Horsan Lojsta Lakes Lake Mjölhatte Norrsund Paviken Lake Tingstäde

Stream:	Gothemsån

Islands:	Asunden Enholmen Furillen Fårö Gotland Gotska Sandön Grunnet Heligholmen Hojskär Lau Islets Lilla Karlsö Skenholmen Stora Karlsö Ytterholmen Östergarnsholm

Peninsulas:	Faludden Norsholmen Närsholmen Näsudden S:t Olofsholm

Hills:	Grogarnsberget Östergarnsberget

Parishes:	Akebäck Alva, Hemse and Rone Barlingbo Björke Bunge, Rute and Fleringe Dalhem Eksta Endre Eskelhem-Tofta Fardhem Follingbo Forsa Fröjel Fårö Garde Gerum Gothem Havdhem Hejde Hejdeby Hoburg Klinte Levide Linde Lojsta När-Lau Othem-Boge Roma Sanda, Västergarn and Mästerby Sproge Stenkumla Stenkyrka Stånga-Burs Vall Hogrän and Atlingbo Visby domkyrkoförsamling Vänge Väskinde Väte Östergarn

Notes:	¹Part of Bro and Duss ²Part of Dalhem and Hallvide ³Part of Eskelhem and Bringsarve ⁴Part of Klinte and Follingbo norra and Klinte and Follingbo södra ⁵Part of Hablingbo and Medebys ⁶Part of Levide and Skinnarve ⁷Part of Lummelunda and Etebols ⁸Part of Sanda and Lekarve ⁹Part of Sylfaste and Lere ¹⁰Part of Ansarve and Tofta ¹¹Part of Västergarn and Stora Mafrids

Counties of Sweden Sweden

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