Vilsandi Lighthouse

Vilsandi Lighthouse
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LocationVilsandi, Saaremaa Parish, Estonia Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates58°22′58″N 21°48′46″E / 58.382867°N 21.812717°E / 58.382867; 21.812717
Tower
Constructed1809 (first)
1870 (second)
Constructionstone (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Height37 m (121 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite (tower), black (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagearchitectural monument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1957 (current)
Focal height40 m (130 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity8,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi) (white), 6 nmi (11 km; 6.9 mi) (red) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(3) WR 15s Edit this on Wikidata
Estonia no.EVA 923[1]

Vilsandi Lighthouse (Estonian: Vilsandi tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the island of Vilsandi (10 km west of the island of Saaremaa), in Estonia. The lighthouse was built in 1809, making it the oldest lighthouse on the coastline of the Baltic Sea in Saare County. In 1907 the lighthouse keeper became Artur Toom, which founded the first protected area in the small island of Vaika.[2] Artur Toom ended his service of lighthouse keeper in 1941. In 1957 the lighthouse was renovated.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  2. ^ "Vilsandi Lighthouse". Saaremaa Tourism. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Details". Puhaeestis. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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