Letipea Lighthouse
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Location | Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia |
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Coordinates | 59°33′8.76″N 26°36′24.72″E / 59.5524333°N 26.6068667°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1815 (first) 1936 (second) |
Construction | concrete |
Automated | 1995 |
Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Shape | square truncated tower with balcony and no lantern |
Markings | white tower |
Power source | solar power ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1951 (current) |
Focal height | 18.8 metres (62 ft) |
Range | 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 18 s. |
Estonia no. | EVA 040[1] |
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Letipea Lighthouse (Estonian: Letipea tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Letipea Point, Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in Estonia.[2]
The lighthouse has a height of fifteen metres.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Letipea Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Navigatsioonimärgi". NMA. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
External links
[edit]- "Navigatsioonimärgi 040, Letipea tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 22 November 2018. Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
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