Bengtskär Lighthouse

Bengtskär Lighthouse is located in the about 25 kilometers south west of , . It rises 52 meters above sea level and is the highest lighthouse in the .
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Kimitoön, Finland
  • Also known as: “Bengtskaer Lighthouse”, “Bengtskär lighthouse”, and “Bengtskärin majakka”
  • Historically known as: “Benskar Light”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Bengtskär.

Photo: Marjutlo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a skerry in the outer archipelago of the in , at the entrance to Gulf of Finland, with the tallest lighthouse in the . It is open for visitors, providing dinners, accommodation and sauna.

Bengtskär Lighthouse

Latitude
59.72342° or 59° 43′ 24″ north
Longitude
22.49911° or 22° 29′ 57″ east
Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)
Inception
1906
Height
52 metres (171 feet)
Open location code
9GF4PFFX+9J
Open­Street­Map ID
way 1119816491
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Geo­Names ID
12104411
Wiki­data ID
Q3737012
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Satellite Map

Discover Bengtskär Lighthouse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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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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