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Kiipsaare Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Harilaid peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in the territory of Vilsandi National Park.
 The lighthouse in 2006 | |
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| Location | Saaremaa Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1879 (first) |
| Foundation | concrete |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 25 feet (7.6 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and black horizontal bands |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1933 (second) |
| Deactivated | 1933 (first) 1992 (second) |
| Focal height | 85 feet (26 m) |
| Range | 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
| Estonia no. | EVA 921[1] |
The lighthouse was built from reinforced concrete in 1933. Its purpose was to warn mariners on the Baltic Sea about the dangers in the vicinity of the peninsula and to be of assistance in taking bearings. At that time the 25-metre-high (82 ft) lighthouse was 150 metres (490 ft) inland, but due to erosion it is now more than 50 metres (160 ft) offshore.[2] A lack of supporting ground has caused the lighthouse to lean.[3]
While in 1988 the waterline was still 11 metres (36 ft) from the lighthouse, by the early 1990s the sea had already reached the lighthouse and it started to incline. Because of this the generator was removed in 1992 and Kiipsaare Lighthouse remained in the records as a daymark until 2009.[4]
See also
- List of lighthouses in Estonia
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
- Pranzini, E.; Williams, A.T. (2013). Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84971-339-9. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
- Eesti Loodus, Kiipsaare rannad ja tuletorn Archived 8 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, K. Orviku, H. Tõnisson 2009. 5: 6–13.
- "Eesti Post, Stamps, Kiipsaare Lighthouse". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.
External links
- Estonian lighthouses list Maritime Administration (in Estonian)
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- [en] Kiipsaare Lighthouse
[ru] Кийпсааре
Кийпсааре (эст. Kiipsaare tuletorn) — заброшенный маяк на северо-западной оконечности острова Сааремаа в Эстонии, на территории Национального парка Вилсанди.Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.
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