Construction cast iron tower Admiralty number C3596 Opened 1865 Focal height 29 m | Characteristic Fl WR 12s Height 28 m Range 20,372 m Year first constructed 1865 | |
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Location Kihnu
Pärnu County
Estonia Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern dome Address 88004 Pärnu County, Estonia Similar Vaindloo Lighthouse, Ristna Lighthouse, Letipea Lighthouse, Vilsandi Lighthouse, Osmussaare Lighthouse | ||
Flying over kihnu lighthouse
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. The lighthouse uses a Fresnel lens, with the lighthouse's structure made out of tapered cast iron, painted white with the lantern dome painted in red. The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: two 1.5 s glares every 12 s.
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