Kolka Lighthouse

Kolka Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in , 5.2 kilometres off the Latvian coast on a specially created artificial island. The lighthouse guides ships around the dangerous , at the eastern entrance to the Irbe Strait from the Gulf of Rīga.
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  • Type: Lighthouse
  • Description: lighthouse in Latvia
  • Also known as: “Kolka lighthouse” and “Kolkas bāka”
  • Address: Kolkas pagasts, Talsu novads, LV-3275

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kolka.

Village
Photo: J. Sedols, CC BY 3.0.
is a large in Parish, , on the tip of in in , on the coast of the Gulf of Riga. is situated 7 km southwest of Kolka Lighthouse.

Kolka Lighthouse

Latitude
57.80238° or 57° 48′ 9″ north
Longitude
22.63395° or 22° 38′ 2″ east
Elevation
2 metres (7 feet)
Inception
1884
Height
20 metres (66 feet)
Open location code
9G94RJ2M+XH
Open­Street­Map ID
way 995916575
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­lighthouse
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­technical_monument
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­lighthouse
Wiki­data ID
Q8254782
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In Other Languages

From Bengali to Russian—“Kolka Lighthouse” goes by many names.
  • Bengali: “কোলকা বাতিঘর”
  • Bengali: “কোলকা লাইটহাউস”
  • Danish: “Domesnæs Fyr”
  • Estonian: “Kolka tuletorn”
  • French: “phare de Kolka”
  • French: “Phare de Kolka”
  • German: “Kolka Leuchtturm”
  • German: “Leuchtturm Kap Kolka”
  • Italian: “Faro di Kolka”
  • Latvian: “Kolkas bāka”
  • Russian: “маяк Колка”
  • Russian: “Маяк Колка”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cape Kolka and Kolkasrags.

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