Location | Irbe Strait, Latvia |
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Coordinates | 57°48′09″N 22°38′05″E / 57.80238°N 22.63462°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1875 |
Foundation | 1873 |
Construction | cast iron |
Automated | 1979 |
Height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Shape | octagonal seawalled island with red tower |
Markings | red tower |
Heritage | National industrial monument |
Light | |
First lit | 1884 |
Focal height | 20 metres (66 ft) |
Range | 9.3 nautical miles (17.2 km; 10.7 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl(2) W 10s |
Latvia no. | UZ-410[1] |
Kolka Lighthouse (Latvian: Kolkas bāka) is a lighthouse located in Irbe Strait, 5.2 kilometres (3.2 mi) off the Latvian coast on a specially created artificial island. The lighthouse guides ships around the dangerous Cape Kolka, at the eastern entrance to the Irbe Strait from the Gulf of Rīga.[2]