Kapelludden Lighthouse

Lighthouse
56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077TowerConstructed1872Constructioncast iron towerAutomated1967 Edit this on WikidataHeight32 metres (105 ft)Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinderMarkingsred tower, grey lantern domePower sourcerapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity Edit this on WikidataOperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2]Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building Edit this on WikidataLightFocal height29.7 metres (97 ft)Lenssecond order Fresnel lens (–1967), third order Fresnel lens (1967–) Edit this on WikidataRange12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)[1]CharacteristicLFI W 10s.Sweden no.SV-5498

Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.

The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.

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References

  1. ^ Lighthouse Kapelludden (Öland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.
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