Osinovetsky Light (Russian: Осиновецкий маяк) is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on a headland near the southwest corner of the lake near Kokorevo.[2] The light marks the west side of the entrance to the southernmost bay of the lake, leading to the Neva entrance.
 Osinovetsky Light in 2007 | |
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| Location | Lake Ladoga Leningrad Oblast Russia |
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| Coordinates | 60°7′7.6″N 31°4′49.6″E / 60.118778°N 31.080444°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1905[1] |
| Construction | stone tower |
| Height | 230 feet (70 m) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red and white bands tower, white lantern |
| Heritage | tentative cultural heritage site in Russia  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 243 feet (74 m) |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG |
At a height of 230 feet (70 m) it is the eighth tallest "traditional" lighthouse in the world.[3] It is a slightly shorter twin of Storozhenskiy Light.
The lighthouse has served as an important landmark in the Road of Life during the Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944).[4]
The former lightkeeper, Sergey Shulyatev, has had this position from 1987 to 2010, being then the oldest lighthouse keeper in Russia.[5]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ 1910 according to "The Tallest Lighthouses".
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: Lake Ladoga". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ Перевозки по Ладожскому озеру в 1941 г. [Transportation to Lake Ladoga in 1941]. militera.lib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Осиновецкий маяк" [Osinovetsky Lighthouse] (in Russian). BudniSPB.ru. 2021-01-13.
References
edit- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: Lake Ladoga". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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