Flötjan Lighthouse

Flötjan is a small rocky islet in Finland. It is located in the Åland Sea to the southwest of Lågskär. Depths near Flötjan measure approximately 180 metres (590 ft).[3]

Flötjan Lighthouse
Flötjan Lighthouse in 2009
Finland
LocationOffshore 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mariehamn
Coordinates59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E
Year first constructed1908 (first)
Year first lit1953 (current)
Automated1959
Foundationrock and concrete base
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with ouble balcony and lantern
Markings / patternred tower with a white horizontal band, white lantern
Tower height22 metres (72 ft)
Focal height26 metres (85 ft)
Light sourcesolar power
Range10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi)[1]
CharacteristicFl (2) W 20s.
RaconT 
Admiralty numberC4482
NGA number16100
ARLHS numberALA-005[2]

Lighthouse

The original light was badly damaged during World War II. A concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1953 and automated in 1959. The light range is 28 kilometres (17 mi). The Stockholm-Mariehamn-Tallinn ferry passes just to the west of the island.

See also

References

  1. List of Lights, Pub. 116: Baltic Sea with Kattegat, Belts and Sound and Gulf of Bothnia (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
  2. Åland Islands The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 April 2017
  3. Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.

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