Kapelludden Lighthouse

Kapelludden Lighthouse
Kapelludden lighthouse
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LocationKapelludden
Öland
Sweden
Coordinates56°49′10″N 16°50′42″E / 56.819549°N 16.845077°E / 56.819549; 16.845077
Tower
Constructed1872
Constructioncast iron tower
Automated1967 
Height32 metres (105 ft)
Shapesquare pyramidal skeletal tower with observation room, balcony, lantern and central cylinder
Markingsred tower, grey lantern dome
Power sourcerapeseed oil, kerosene, electricity 
OperatorSwedish Maritime Administration (Sjöfartsverket)[2]
Heritagegovernmental listed building complex, governmental listed building 
Light
Focal height29.7 metres (97 ft)
Lenssecond order Fresnel lens (–1967), third order Fresnel lens (1967–) 
Range12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)[1]
CharacteristicLFI W 10s.
Sweden no.SV-5498

Kapelludden Lighthouse, at Kapelludden on the east coast of the Swedish island of Öland, was built and lit in 1871. It is located in a wetland near the ruin of a 13th-century chapel, in Bredsättra socken, Borgholm Municipality.

The lighthouse is 32 meters high and was built by A.T. Gellerstedt.

See also

References

  1. ^ Lighthouse Kapelludden (Öland) www.leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Sweden: Öland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

External links

  • Sjofartsverket Archived 2016-04-08 at the Wayback Machine (in English)
  • The Swedish Lighthouse Society


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