Utö Lighthouse

59°46′51″N 21°22′05″E / 59.780947°N 21.368122°E / 59.780947; 21.368122TowerConstructed1753 (first)ConstructiongraniteAutomated1986 Height24 metres (79 ft)Shapesquare towerMarkingswhite and red vertical stripe on each side, red lantern, green lantern domePower sourcecandle, hemp oil, kerosene, diesel generator Heritagelocal heritage site LightFirst lit1814 (current)Focal height40 metres (130 ft)Lensparabolic reflector (–1881), first order Fresnel lens (1906–) Range17.8 nmi (33.0 km; 20.5 mi) CharacteristicFl (2) W 12s.

The 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

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

External links

Gulf of FinlandBaltic SeaArchipelago Sea and the Sea of ÅlandBothnian SeaBothnian BayFormer Finnish lighthouses in Russia