Mērsrags Lighthouse

Mērsrags Lighthouse
Mērsraga bāka
Mērsrags Lighthouse
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LocationMērsrags
Latvia
Coordinates57°21′57.2″N 23°7′11.78″E / 57.365889°N 23.1199389°E / 57.365889; 23.1199389
Tower
Constructed1875
Constructioncast iron
Height62 feet (19 m)
Shapecylindrical hold up by eight buttresses tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with red trim
HeritageNational industrial monument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1922 Edit this on Wikidata
Deactivated1917 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height85 feet (26 m)
Range15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
CharacteristicFl 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]

History

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Latvia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Mersrags Lighthouse". Lighthouse Digest. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ^ "Photographs of the area including the A*shoal". Alamy. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ^ "Latvian Lighthouses". Bakas. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
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