Kihnu (Kihnu tuletorn)

Estonia

Kihnu Lighthouse (Estonian: Kihnu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Kihnu, an island in the northern Gulf of Riga in Pärnu County, in Estonia.

The lighthouse was prefabricated in England; and assembled in 1865 (it is a copy of the Vormsi Light)
NB! To check if Vormsi Light is also Chance's light.

The tower was made by order of the Hydrographic department in England at the factory of the Chance Brothers, and a lighting apparatus in France.

The white tower of the lighthouse tapering upwards, 29 m high, was made up of cast-iron shields, each two rows of which formed a floor. The floors with cut-in windows were interconnected by a spiral staircase running to the full height of the tower. On top of it, in a lantern structure, a rotating diopter lighting apparatus of the 3rd category was installed, illuminating the entire horizon from a height of 28 m from sea level with a white flashing light for 11 miles.

Lighthouse Construction	1865
Country	Estonia
Commissioning Body	Hydrographic Department of the Naval Ministry
Status	publish
Light Character	Fl WR 12s
Lighthouse Markings	28 m (92 ft) round tapered cast iron tower with lantern and gallery; Fresnel lens in use. Lighthouse painted white; lantern dome is red.
Lighthouse Parts	The tower was made in England at the factory of the Chance Brothers, and a lighting apparatus in France.
Coastal Erosion Vulnerability
Open Status (Site)	Open
Open Status (Tower)	Closed
Coordinates	58.0970476954,23.9711041534
Other	The population of the island is about 700. Located on the south end of the island. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS EST-028; VTA 840; Admiralty C3596; NGA 12500.
Data Source	Lighthouses of Russia (Historical Essays). GUNiO MO RF edition, St. Petersburg, 2001, the authors, A.A. Komaritsin, V.I. Koryakin, V.G. Romanov.

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