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]

Lighthouse

The 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

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tiedeseura, Suomen (1907). Finlandische hydrographisch-biologische untersuchungen (in German) (Public domain ed.). Helsingin uusi kirjapaino-osakeyhtiö. pp. 4–.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of the Åland Islands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2017-04-04.

59°48′30″N 19°46′56″E / 59.808417°N 19.782111°E / 59.808417; 19.782111

Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B6tjan
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