Utklippan lighthouse

Also known as Utklippan

Utklippan is a Swedish island group including Södraskär (South Skerry), Norraskär (North Skerry), and Degerhuvudet. It has been home to a lighthouse since 1789.

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Instance of: lighthouse
Official name: Utklippan
Country: Sweden
Located in: Karlskrona Municipality
Body of water: Baltic Sea
Material used: cast iron
Image: Utklippans lighthouse.jpg
Height: 31.2

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Commons category: Utklippan
light characteristic: Exting
inception: 1870-01-01
source of energy: electricity
focal height: 31
lighthouse range: 8
color: red
has facility: radio beacon
architect: Gustaf von Heidenstam

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Utklippan is a Swedish island group including Södraskär (South Skerry), Norraskär (North Skerry), and Degerhuvudet. It has been home to a lighthouse since 1789.

==History== Utklippan has been a light station since 1789 when a basket light was in use. The current tower (built in 1870) replaced an older tower built in 1840 on top of an old fortress. The flame ran on colza oil. In 1887 the colza oil lamp was replaced with a kerosene lamp. It has been powered electrically since 1948.

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