Kiipsaare Lighthouse

Kiipsaare Lighthouse
	The lighthouse in 2006
Location	Saaremaa; Estonia
Coordinates	58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E / 58.49583°N 21.84111°ECoordinates: 58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E / 58.49583°N 21.84111°E
Tower
Constructed	1879 (first)
Foundation	concrete
Construction	concrete tower
Height	25 feet (7.6 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and black horizontal bands
Light
First lit	1933 (second)
Deactivated	1933 (first); 1992 (second)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s.
Estonia no.	EVA 921

Kiipsaare Lighthouse is located on the tip of the Harilaid peninsula on the island of Saaremaa, Estonia, in the territory of Vilsandi National Park.

The lighthouse was built from reinforced concrete in 1933. Its purpose was to warn mariners on the Baltic Sea about the dangers in the vicinity of the peninsula and to be of assistance in taking bearings. At that time the 25-metre-high (82 ft) lighthouse was 150 metres (490 ft) inland, but due to erosion it is now more than 50 metres (160 ft) offshore.^[2] A lack of supporting ground has caused the lighthouse to lean.^[3]

Kiipsaare Lighthouse at sunset (2013)

While in 1988 the waterline was still 11 metres (36 ft) from the lighthouse, by the early 1990s the sea had already reached the lighthouse and it started to incline. Because of this the generator was removed in 1992 and Kiipsaare Lighthouse remained in the records as a daymark until 2009.^[4]

References[]

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
^ Pranzini, E.; Williams, A.T. (2013). Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84971-339-9. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ Eesti Loodus, Kiipsaare rannad ja tuletorn Archived 8 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, K. Orviku, H. Tõnisson 2009. 5: 6–13.
^ "Eesti Post, Stamps, Kiipsaare Lighthouse". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

External links[]

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southwestern Estonia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved November 22, 2015.

[Pranzini_Williams_2013_p._54-2] Pranzini, E.; Williams, A.T. (2013). Coastal Erosion and Protection in Europe. Routledge. p. 54. ISBN 978-1-84971-339-9. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[Eesti_Loodus_Kiipsaare_rannad_ja_tuletorn-3] Eesti Loodus, Kiipsaare rannad ja tuletorn Archived 8 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine, K. Orviku, H. Tõnisson 2009. 5: 6–13.

[Eesti_Post,_Stamps,_Kiipsaare_Lighthouse-4] "Eesti Post, Stamps, Kiipsaare Lighthouse". Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved February 6, 2014.

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v t Lighthouses of Estonia
Italics indicate inactive sites.
Southwestern Estonia	Kihnu Ruhnu Kübassaare Laidunina Sääretükk Abruka Anseküla Kaavi Sõrve Vilsandi Kiipsaare
Northwestern Estonia	Kõpu Ristna Tahkuna Paluküla Virtsu Osmussaar
Northern Estonia	Pakri Naissaar Keri Juminda Mohni
Eastern Estonia	Vaindloo Letipea Narva-Jõesuu Mehikoorma
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Tower
The lighthouse in 2006

Location	Saaremaa Estonia
Coordinates	58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E / 58.49583°N 21.84111°E / 58.49583; 21.84111Coordinates: 58°29′45″N 21°50′28″E / 58.49583°N 21.84111°E / 58.49583; 21.84111
Constructed	1879 (first)
Foundation	concrete
Construction	concrete tower
Height	25 feet (7.6 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white and black horizontal bands

Light
First lit	1933 (second)
Deactivated	1933 (first) 1992 (second)
Focal height	85 feet (26 m)
Range	15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 4s.
Estonia no.	EVA 921^[1]

Kiipsaare Lighthouse

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