Kübassaare Lighthouse

Kübassaare Lighthouse (Estonian: Kübassaare tuletorn) is 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]

Kübassaare Lighthouse

Estonia
Location	Kübassaare Saaremaa Estonia
Coordinates	58°25′42.3″N 23°17′59.7″E
Year first constructed	1916 (first) 1924 (second)
Year first lit	1939 (rebuilt)
Construction	concrete tower
Tower shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Tower 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]

See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. Kübassaare Lighthouse Archived 23 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Estonian Lighthouse Society
2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
3. "Photograph". Panoramio. Archived from the original on 30 January 2016. Retrieved 25 September 2015.
4. "Lighthouses Of Estonia". UNC. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 25 September 2015.

External links

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 987, Kübassaare tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 16 January 2019. Archived from the original on 16 January 2019. Retrieved 7 May 2019.