Flötjan Lighthouse

Lighthouse

59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111TowerConstructed1908 (first)Foundationrock and concrete baseConstructionconcrete towerAutomated1959Height22 metres (72 ft)Shapecylindrical tower with ouble balcony and lanternMarkingsred tower with a white horizontal band, white lanternPower sourcesolar panel

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LightFirst lit1953 (current)Focal height26 metres (85 ft)Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.

Flötjan is a small rocky islet in Finland. It is located in the Åland Sea to the southwest of Lågskär. Depths near Flötjan measure approximately 180 metres (590 ft).^[2]

Lighthouse

The original light was badly damaged during World War II. A concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1953 and automated in 1959.^[3] The light range is 28 kilometres (17 mi). The Stockholm-Mariehamn-Tallinn ferry passes just to the west of the island.

References

^ List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
^ Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Åland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-04-04.