Vaindloo Lighthouse

Vaindloo Lighthouse

Location	Vaindloo, Gulf of Finland, Estonia
Coordinates	59°49′0″N 26°21′0″E
Tower
Constructed	1718 (first)
Construction	cast iron
Height	17 metres (56 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and red lantern dome
Power source	solar power
Light
First lit	1871 (current)
Focal height	20 metres (66 ft)
Intensity	4,800 candela
Range	11 nmi (20 km)
Characteristic	Fl W 15s, Fl R 15s
Estonia no.	EVA 045[1]

Vaindloo Lighthouse (Estonian: Vaindloo tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the island of Vaindloo (in the Gulf of Finland), in Estonia.[2] The lighthouse was originally built in Vormsi, however it was moved to Vaindloo in 1871, when the old beacon had collapsed. The lighthouse serves as a signal on the shipping routes between the Estonian town of Kunda and the Finnish town of Porvoo. The first lighthouse built on the island of Vaindloo was ordered by Tsar Peter the Great in the year of 1718.[3]

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See also

• List of lighthouses in Estonia

References

1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Eastern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
2. "Estonia". Informator Ekonomiczny. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
3. "Vaindloo Lighthouse". Estonian Lighthouse Society. Archived from the original on 4 October 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.

External links

• "Navigatsioonimärgi 045, Vaindloo tuletorn andmed". Navigatsioonimärkide andmekogu (in Estonian). 18 December 2018. Archived from the original on 18 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2019.