Mehikoorma Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Estonia

Lighthouse
58°14′00″N 27°28′36″E / 58.233442°N 27.476530°E / 58.233442; 27.476530TowerConstructed1906 (first)
1938 (current)ConstructionconcreteHeight15 metres (49 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite paintedLightFirst lit1938Focal height20 metres (66 ft)Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)CharacteristicFl W 4s.Estonia no.EVA P20[1] Map


Mehikoorma Lighthouse (Estonian: Mehikoorma tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the western coast, in the southern part of Lake Peipus, Räpina Parish, in Põlva 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]

See also

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References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Photograph". Nagi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Mehikoorma Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  • Media related to Mehikoorma lighthouse at Wikimedia Commons
  • "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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