Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse (Swedish: Stora Karlsö fyr), is a Swedish lighthouse on Stora Karlsö island off Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times. A house for the lighthouse keeper was built in the 1930s. In 1974, the lighthouse became fully automated when a cable for electricity was laid to the island and the last permanent residents left the island.[3]

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
Stora Karlsö Lighthouse
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LocationStora Karlsö, Region Gotland, Sweden Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates57°17′23″N 17°57′32″E / 57.289710°N 17.958780°E / 57.289710; 17.958780
Tower
Constructed1887
Constructionstone tower
Automated1974 Edit this on Wikidata
Height18 metres (59 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper’s house
Markingsunpainted tower, greenish lantern dome
Power sourcekerosene, electricity Edit this on Wikidata
OperatorStora Karlsö[1][2]
Heritagegovernmental listed building Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height56 metres (184 ft)
Lens4th order Fresnel lens
Intensity1,000 watt
Rangewhite: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
red: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)
CharacteristicLFl(2) WR 12s
Sweden no.SV-4250

In 2010, the lighthouse was decommissioned and replaced by a solar cell powered lamp on a mast next to the lighthouse.[4][dubiousdiscuss]

References

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  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Gotland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-07.
  2. ^ Leuchtturm Stora Karlsö www.schwedische-leuchtfeuer.de
  3. ^ "Karlsös historia". www.storakarlso.se. Stora Karlsö. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Nu släcks fyren på Stora Karlsö". Sveriges Radio. 17 November 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
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