Abruka Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse

58°08′57″N 22°31′29″E / 58.149089°N 22.524629°E / 58.149089; 22.524629TowerConstructed1931Constructionconcrete towerHeight36 metres (118 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and no lanternMarkingswhite tower with three black horizontal bandsLightFirst lit1931

Focal height38 metres (125 ft)Range9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi)CharacteristicIso W 4s.Estonia no.EVA 972^[1] Map

Abruka Lighthouse (Estonian: Abruka tagumine tuletorn) is 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 (92 ft) 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]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
^ "Abruka lighthouse". Saaremaa. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Abruka rear lighthouse.

"Navigatsioonimärgi 972, Abruka tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 28 October 2018. Archived from the original on 28 October 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.

Lighthouses of Estonia

Italics indicate inactive sites.

Southwestern Estonia