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Kolka Lighthouse
Kolkas bāka
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LocationIrbe Strait, Latvia
Coordinates57°48′09″N 22°38′05″E / 57.80238°N 22.63462°E / 57.80238; 22.63462
Tower
Constructed1875
Foundation1873
Constructioncast iron
Automated1979
Height21 metres (69 ft)
Shapeoctagonal seawalled island with red tower
Markingsred tower
HeritageNational industrial monument Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1884 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height20 metres (66 ft)
Range9.3 nautical miles (17.2 km; 10.7 mi)
CharacteristicFl(2) W 10s
Latvia no.UZ-410[1]
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Kolka Lighthouse (Latvian: Kolkas bāka) is a lighthouse located in Irbe Strait, 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) off the Latvian coast on a specially created artificial island. The lighthouse guides ships around the dangerous Cape Kolka, at the eastern entrance to the Irbe Strait from the Gulf of Rīga.[2]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Latvia". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ Amatieri Kolkas bākā

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