Bengtskär Lighthouse
Bengtskär Lighthouse is located in the Archipelago Sea about 25 kilometers south west of Hanko, Finland. It rises 52 meters above sea level and is the highest lighthouse in the Nordic countries.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 7 metres (23 feet)
- …was formerly known as “Benskar Light”
- …dates from 1906
- …stands 52 metres (171 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Kimitoön, Finland
- Also known as“Bengtskaer Lighthouse”“Bengtskärin majakka”
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Highlights include Bengtskär.
Bengtskär Lighthouse
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Latitude
59.72342° or 59° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
22.49911° or 22° 29′ 57″ east
Open location code
9GF4PFFX+9J
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=tower
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Swedish—“Bengtskär Lighthouse” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Bengtskär itsasargia”
- Bulgarian: “Бенгтшер”
- Chinese: “本特礁灯塔”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Bengstkar”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren van Bengstkär”
- Estonian: “Bengtskäri majakas”
- Estonian: “Bengtskäri tuletorn”
- Finnish: “Bengtskärin majakka”
- French: “phare de Bengtskär”
- French: “Phare de Bengtskär”
- German: “Leuchtturm Bengtskär”
- Hungarian: “Bengtskäri világítótorony”
- Japanese: “ベンクトゥシャール灯台”
- Korean: “벵츠카르 등대”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Far de Bengtskär”
- Russian: “Бенгтшер”
- Slovenian: “svetilnik Bengtskär”
- Spanish: “Faro de Bengtskär”
- Swedish: “Bengtskärs fyr”
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