Flötjan Lighthouse
Lighthouse
59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111![Edit this on Wikidata](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png)
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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).[2]
Lighthouse
The original light was badly damaged during World War II. A concrete lighthouse tower was built in 1953 and automated in 1959.[3] 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