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]
 Flötjan Lighthouse in 2009 | |
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| Location | Offshore 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Mariehamn |
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| Coordinates | 59°48′30.3″N 19°46′55.6″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E |
| 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)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 20s. |
Lighthouse
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.