Abruka Rear Lighthouse

Abruka Rear Lighthouse

Abruka Rear Lighthouse
Abruka Rear Lighthouse
Estonia
Location Abruka, Saaremaa, Estonia
Coordinates 58°08′57″N 22°31′29″E / 58.149089°N 22.524629°E / 58.149089; 22.524629Coordinates: 58°08′57″N 22°31′29″E / 58.149089°N 22.524629°E / 58.149089; 22.524629
Year first constructed 1931
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and no lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with three black horizontal bands
Height 36 metres (118 ft)
Focal height 38 metres (125 ft)
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic Iso W 4s.
Admiralty number C3616.1
NGA number 12660
ARLHS number EST-065
Estonia number EVA 972[1]

Abruka Rear Lighthouse (Estonian: Abruka Tagumine Tuletorn) – a lighthouse located on the island of Abruka, in the region of Saaremaa in western Estonia.

The first lighthouse in Abruka was built in 1897, a 28 metre high wooden structure, which had a form of a trellised wooden candelabrum. The current lighthouse was built in 1931, replacing the former wooden structure; the current lighthouse was designed by engineer Ferdinand Adoff, and constructed by Arronet and Boustedt.[2] The lighthouse is 36 metres high, but only 2 metres in diameter, with its cylindrical reinforced concrete structure painted white with three black bands.[3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
  2. "Abruka Rear Lighthouse". Saaremaa. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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