Location | Mohni, Estonia |
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Coordinates | 59°41′02.4″N25°47′43.6″E / 59.684000°N 25.795444°E Coordinates: 59°41′02.4″N25°47′43.6″E / 59.684000°N 25.795444°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1806 (first) 1871 rebuilt |
Construction | brick |
Height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Shape | cylinder tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | unpainted brick |
Heritage | n. 9487 [1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1852 |
Focal height | 33 metres (108 ft) |
Range | 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) |
Characteristic | LFl W 20 s. |
Estonia no. | EVA 100 [2] |
Mohni Lighthouse (Estonian: Mohni tuletorn) is a lighthouse located on the island of Mohni (in the Gulf of Finland), in Estonia. [3]
The original wooden lighthouse was built in 1806, and replaced with the 20 metre concrete structure in 1852. [4] Due to the harsh Nordic climate, the outer bricks of the lighthouse have heavily deteriorated and a new layer of bricks (including an additional 7 metres in height) were added in 1871. The lantern room of the lighthouse was built by a Latvian based factory in Liepāja, and the dioptric apparatus was made by Chance Brothers & Co in Great Britain.
Due to the continuous deterioration of the lighthouse's outer brick surface, the lighthouse was reinforced with a layer of concrete after World War II; this layer was removed in 1998. Next to the lighthouse is the lighthouse keeper's house. [5]
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