Anseküla Lighthouse
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Anseküla Lighthouse | |
  Anseküla Lighthouse Anseküla tuletorn | |
| Location |
Anseküla, Saare County Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 58°05′54″N 22°13′53″E / 58.098283°N 22.231417°E |
| Year first constructed | 1921 |
| Year first lit | 1953 |
| Foundation | concrete basement |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Tower shape | square pyramidal trocated with balcony and no lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white lower tower, black top tower |
| Height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Focal height | 44.1 metres (145 ft) |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 1.5s.[1] |
| Admiralty number | C3710 |
| NGA number | 12680 |
| ARLHS number | EST-020 |
| Estonia number | EVA 932[2] |
Anseküla Lighthouse (Estonian: Anseküla Tuletorn) - a lighthouse located in Anseküla, on the eastern side of the Sõrve Peninsula, on the island of Saaremaa; in Estonia. The original light was on a church, which was destroyed during World War II in 1944.[3] The current lighthouse was built in 1953, it is a concrete square tower, with a gallery but no lantern. The lighthouse's glare configuration flashes a white glare every 1.5 seconds.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ Anseküla Lighthouse Estonian Lighthouses Society
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 21, 2015.
- ↑ "Gallery". Unustatudvana. 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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