Anseküla Lighthouse (Estonian: Anseküla tuletorn) is 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]
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| Location | Anseküla, Saare County Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 58°05′54″N 22°13′53″E / 58.098283°N 22.231417°E |
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| Constructed | 1921 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Shape | square pyramidal trocated with balcony and no lantern |
| Markings | white lower tower, black top tower |
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| First lit | 1953 |
| Focal height | 44.1 metres (145 ft) |
| Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 1.5s.[1] |
| Estonia no. | EVA 932[2] |
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See also
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References
edit- ^ Anseküla Lighthouse Archived 22 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouses Society
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- ^ "Gallery". Unustatudvana. Archived from the original on 6 April 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
External links
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- "Navigatsioonimärgi 932, Anseküla tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 7 January 2019. Archived from the original on 7 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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