| Kihnu Lighthouse | |||||||
| Location: | Kihnu Pärnu County Estonia | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 58.0972°N 23.9712°W | ||||||
| Yearbuilt: | 1865 | ||||||
| Construction: | cast iron tower | ||||||
| Shape: | tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern | ||||||
| Marking: | white tower, red lantern dome | ||||||
| Height: | 28m (92feet) | ||||||
| Focalheight: | 29m (95feet) | ||||||
| Characteristic: | Fl WR 12s[1] | ||||||
| Country: | Estonia | ||||||
| Countrynumber: | EVA 840[2] | ||||||
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Kihnu Lighthouse (Estonian: Kihnu tuletorn) is a lighthouse located in Kihnu, an island in the northern Gulf of Riga in Pärnu County, in Estonia.
The lighthouse was prefabricated in England; and assembled in 1865.[3] The lighthouse uses a Fresnel lens, with the lighthouse's structure made out of tapered cast iron, painted white with the lantern dome painted in red. The lighthouse has a glare configuration of: two 1.5 s glares every 12 s.[4]