Kaavi Lighthouse
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Kaavi Lighthouse | |
  Kaavi Lighthouse Kaavi tuletorn Estonia | |
| Location |
Kaavi Torgu Parish Estonia |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 57°58′56″N 22°11′43″E / 57.9822°N 22.195333°ECoordinates: 57°58′56″N 22°11′43″E / 57.9822°N 22.195333°E |
| Year first constructed | 1954 |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | square trocated pyramidal tower with balcony and no lantern |
| Markings / pattern | brown tower with a white horizontal band |
| Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
| Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range |
9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) 6 nautical miles (11 km; 6.9 mi) since 1966 |
| Characteristic | Fl W 2.5 s.[1] |
| Admiralty number | C3705.3 |
| NGA number | 12668 |
| ARLHS number | EST-023 |
| Estonia number | EVA 943[2] |
Kaavi Lighthouse (Estonian: Kaavi Tuletorn) - a lighthouse located in Sõrve Peninsula, in the village of Kaavi, Torgu Parish, in the island of Saaremaa; in Estonia.
The lighthouse is a concrete square tower, with a gallery but no lantern; mounted on a concrete square block. The lighthouse is painted brown with a broad white horizontal band in the centre of the structure.[3] The lighthouse's location is on the southeast side of the Sõrve Peninsula, which is about four kilometres east of Mäebe.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Kaavi Lighthouse Estonian Lighthouse Society
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Photograph Of The Lighthouse". 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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