Kolka Lighthouse
Kolka Lighthouse is a lighthouse located in Irbe Strait, 5.2 kilometres off the Latvian coast on a specially created artificial island. The lighthouse guides ships around the dangerous Cape Kolka, at the eastern entrance to the Irbe Strait from the Gulf of Rīga.
- Lighthouse
- …lies at an elevation of 2 metres (7 feet)
- …is also known as “Kolkas bāka”
- …dates from 1884
- …stands 20 metres (66 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in Latvia
- Address: Kolkas pagasts, Talsu novads, LV-3275
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Kolka.
Kolka Lighthouse
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Latitude
57.80238° or 57° 48′ 9″ north
Longitude
22.63395° or 22° 38′ 2″ east
Open location code
9G94RJ2M+XH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=lighthouse
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=technical_monument
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
Wikidata ID
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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”
- German: “Kolka Leuchtturm”
- German: “Leuchtturm Kap Kolka”
- Italian: “Faro di Kolka”
- Latvian: “Kolkas bāka”
- Russian: “Маяк Колка”
Places with the Same Name
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cape Kolka and Kolkasrags.
Nearby Places
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