Mehikoorma Lighthouse
Mehikoorma Lighthouse (Estonian: Mehikoorma tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the western coast, in the southern part of Lake Peipus, Meeksi Parish, in Tartu County, in Estonia.[2] The lighthouse was built in 1906, from a wooden structure which was replaced with ferroconcrete in 1938. The lighthouse is painted solely in white.[3]
Mehikoorma Lighthouse Mehikoorma tuletorn Estonia | |
Location | Meeksi Parish, Tartu County, Estonia |
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Coordinates | 58.233442°N 27.476530°E |
Year first constructed | 1906 (first) 1938 (current) |
Year first lit | 1938 |
Construction | concrete |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | white painted |
Tower height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 4s. |
ARLHS number | EST-033 |
Estonia number | EVA P20[1] |
References
- Mehikoorma Lighthouse Archived 4 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine Lighthouses Directory
- "Photograph". Nagi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- "Mehikoorma Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
- "Navigatsioonimärgi P30, Mehikoorma tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 5 August 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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