Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

57°17′23″N 17°57′32″E / 57.289710°N 17.958780°E / 57.289710; 17.958780TowerConstructed1887Constructionstone towerAutomated1974 Height18 metres (59 ft)Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern attached to a 2-storey keeper’s houseMarkingsunpainted tower, greenish lantern domePower sourcekerosene, electricity OperatorStora Karlsö^[1][2]Heritagegovernmental listed building LightFocal height56 metres (184 ft)Lens4th order Fresnel lensIntensity1,000 wattRangewhite: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
red: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)CharacteristicLFl(2) WR 12sSweden no.SV-4250

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse (Swedish: Stora Karlsö fyr), is a Swedish lighthouse on Stora Karlsö island off Gotland in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times. A house for the lighthouse keeper was built in the 1930s. In 1974, the lighthouse became fully automated when a cable for electricity was laid to the island and the last permanent residents left the island.^[3]

In 2010, the lighthouse was decommissioned and replaced by a solar cell powered lamp on a mast next to the lighthouse.^{[4][dubious – discuss]}

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• Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

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