 Flötjan Lighthouse in 2009 | |
| Location | Offshore 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mariehamn |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1908 (first) |
| Foundation | rock and concrete base |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Automated | 1959 |
| Height | 22 metres (72 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with ouble balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red tower with a white horizontal band, white lantern |
| Power source | solar panel  |
| Racon | T |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1953 (current) |
| Focal height | 26 metres (85 ft) |
| Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
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).
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
- 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.
- Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Åland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-04-04.
59°48′30″N 19°46′56″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111
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