Keskiniemi beacon tower

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Keskiniemi daybeacon in 2007. 65deg4.842'N24deg39.257'E / 65.080700degN 24.654283degE / 65.080700; 24.654283 Keskiniemen pooki.jpg
Keskiniemi daybeacon in 2007. 65°4.842′N24°39.257′E / 65.080700°N 24.654283°E / 65.080700; 24.654283
Modern sector light alongside the beacon tower. Keskiniemen sektoriloisto.jpg
Modern sector light alongside the beacon tower.

The Keskiniemi beacon tower (Keskiniemen tunnusmajakka in Finnish), often referred to as the Karvo beacon tower, is a historic daymark located on a promontory of Keskiniemi in the northwestern part of Hailuoto island in the Gulf of Bothnia in Finland. The tower was built in 1858 to alert the vessels about sandbars reaching northwest from the site. It is the oldest surviving navigational aid on Hailuoto island. [1] The tower has structural similarities with the Härkmeri beacon tower built in 1857. [2]

Finnish language language arising and mostly spoken in Finland

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Daymark daytime identifier of an aid to navigation

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Hailuoto Municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland

Hailuoto is an island and a municipality in Northern Ostrobothnia region, Finland. The population of Hailuoto is 976 and the municipality covers an area of 200.53 km2 (77.43 sq mi) of which 1.70 km2 (0.66 sq mi) is inland water. The population density is 4.87/km2 (12.6/sq mi).

The wooden tower has a six-metre (20 ft) high square base with a square pyramidical top. The first floor houses a 70 cm (​2 1⁄3 feet) thick layer of stones serving as a counterweight to prevent the structure from tipping in wind. The structure also has wooden beams in all four corners for increased support against winds. The tower has a wooden top ornament. [3]

The structure measures 18,9 meters (62 ft) high from the ground, with the top being 20,9 meters (87 ft) above sea level. All of its faces are white. [3]

The current beacon tower is the second navigational aid located on the Keskiniemi promontory. In a navigational map dated on 1785 by Henrik Wacklin a beacon tower is shown at the same location. [3]

The tower has never been lit. A modern Keskiniemi sector light has been erected alongside the tower.

Keskiniemi Light lighthouse in Finland

Keskiniemi Light is a sector light tower located in the northwestern promontory of Hailuoto island in the Gulf of Bothnia in Finland. It is located next to the Keskiniemi beacon tower built in 1858.

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References

  1. ↑ Eino Merilä: Koirantakkua ja karupäitä: Luonnon monimuotoisuuden yleissuunnitelma Hailuodon maatalousympäristölle Archived 2007-10-09 at the Wayback Machine . (in Finnish), page 13
  2. ↑ Merenkulkulaitos: Virtuaalinen veneretki: Härkmeri Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine . (in Finnish)
  3. 1 2 3 Seppo Laurell: Suomen majakat (Finnish Lighthouses), 1999, page 69, ISBN   952-5180-21-2
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