Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse, is a Swedish lighthouse on island off in the Baltic Sea. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Gotland Municipality, Sweden
  • Also known as: “Stora Karlsö”, “Stora Karlsö lighthouse”, and “Stora Karlsoe Lighthouse”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Karlsöarna and Stora Karlsö.

Photo: Stark, CC BY 2.0.
Stora Karlsö and Lilla Karlsö are two islands and natural reserves west of the island in the Baltic Sea. are their collective name.

Nature reserve
Photo: Stark, CC BY 2.0.
is a small Swedish island in the Baltic Sea, situated about 6 km west of the island of and part of socken.

Cave
Photo: Arkland, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a cave.

Stora Karlsö Lighthouse

Latitude
57.28964° or 57° 17′ 23″ north
Longitude
17.95887° or 17° 57′ 32″ east
Elevation
30 metres (98 feet)
Open location code
9F9V7XQ5+VG
Open­Street­Map ID
way 197677214
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
2672979
Wiki­data ID
Q24641188
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Turkish—“Stora Karlsö Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “স্টোরা কার্লসো বাতিঘর”
  • Bengali: “স্টোরা কার্লসো লাইটহাউস”
  • French: “phare de Stora Karlsö”
  • French: “Phare de Stora Karlsö”
  • Norwegian: “Stora Karlsö”
  • Norwegian: “Stora Karlsø”
  • Portuguese: “farol de Stora Karlsö”
  • Portuguese: “Farol de Stora Karlsö”
  • Portuguese: “Stora Karlsö”
  • Swedish: “Stora Karlsö fyr”
  • Swedish: “Stora Karlsö fyrplats”
  • Swedish: “Stora Karlsö”
  • Swedish: “Stora Karlsös fyr”
  • Turkish: “Stora Karlsö Deniz Feneri”

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