Kübassaare Lighthouse

Kübassaare Lighthouse

Kübassaare Lighthouse
Estonia
Location Kübassaare
Saaremaa
Estonia
Coordinates 58°25′42.3″N 23°17′59.7″E / 58.428417°N 23.299917°E / 58.428417; 23.299917Coordinates: 58°25′42.3″N 23°17′59.7″E / 58.428417°N 23.299917°E / 58.428417; 23.299917
Year first constructed 1916 (first)
1924 (second)
Year first lit 1939 (rebuilt)
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Height 18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height 20 metres (66 ft)
Light source mains power
Range 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)
Characteristic LFl W 9s,[1]
Admiralty number C3630
NGA number 12636
ARLHS number EST-029
Estonia number EVA 987[2]

Kübassaare Lighthouse (Estonian: Kübassaare Tuletorn) - a lighthouse located in Kübassaare Peninsula, in the easternmost point of Saaremaa; in Estonia. The lighthouse is 18 metres in height, a round cylindrical concrete tower with a lantern and gallery.[3] The current lighthouse had a height of 11 metres, before it was extended to 18 metres in 1939. The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: 2.5 s glare, 6.5 s off.[4]

See also

References

  1. Kübassaare Lighthouse Estonian Lighthouse Society
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  3. "Photograph". Panoramio. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
  4. "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Retrieved 25 September 2015.


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