Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse
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| Location | Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia |
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| Coordinates | 59°28′06.0″N 28°02′26.1″E / 59.468333°N 28.040583°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1725 (first) 1808 (second) |
| Foundation | one-story stone basement |
| Construction | concrete |
| Height | 30 meters (98 ft)[1] |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white and red horizontal bands |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1957 (current) |
| Focal height | 34 meters (112 ft)[1] |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km)[2] |
| Characteristic | LFl W 12 s. |
| Estonia no. | EVA 001 |
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Narva-Jõesuu Lighthouse (Estonian: Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Narva-Jõesuu, Estonia, on the Gulf of Finland (Baltic Sea).
History
[edit]The lighthouse is known to have been in operation in Narva-Jõesuu already in the 17th century, when Estonia was part of the Swedish Empire. A new stone lighthouse was built in 1808 in Narva-Jõesuu (Hungerburg) at the initiative of Leontiy Spafaryev of the Russian Admiralty. It suffered damage during the Crimean War, and had to be repaired in 1870 because of its unstable foundations. In 1941, during the battles of World War II, the lighthouse was completely destroyed. A new lighthouse was built on the same site in 1957.[2]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
External links
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- "Navigatsioonimärgi 001, Narva-Jõesuu tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 4 August 2016. Archived from the original on 4 August 2016. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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