Utö Lighthouse
Lighthouse
59°46′51″N 21°22′05″E / 59.780947°N 21.368122°E / 59.780947; 21.368122The Utö Lighthouse is located on the island of Utö, in Pargas municipality, Finland.[1] The 24-metre-high (79 ft) tower is situated on the island's summit.[2] After the original round lighthouse (Finland's first lighthouse) was destroyed during the Russo-Swedish Wars of 1808-09, the present structure was constructed in 1814, with the present lens installed in 1906.[3]
The lighthouse is painted as the signal flag H (Hotel), as the island has a maritime pilot station. Likewise, the light signal of the lighthouse is four short flashes (....) as Morse code letter 'H'.
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Finland: Uusimaa (Helsinki Region)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved January 20, 2016.
- ^ NIMA 2002, p. 44.
- ^ "Sights - The Lighthouse". Utö. Archived from the original on 12 October 2013. Retrieved 5 October 2013.
- Bibliography
- NIMA (1 January 2002). Pub195, 2002 Sailing Directions (Enroute): Gulf of Finland. ProStar Publications. ISBN 978-1-57785-355-8.
59°46′51″N 21°22′11″E / 59.78075°N 21.369833°E / 59.78075; 21.369833
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