Osinovetsky Light
 Osinovetsky Light in 2007 | |
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| Location | Lake Ladoga, Leningrad Oblast, Russia |
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| Coordinates | 60°7′7.6″N 31°4′49.6″E / 60.118778°N 31.080444°ECoordinates: 60°7′7.6″N 31°4′49.6″E / 60.118778°N 31.080444°E |
| Year first constructed | 1905[1] |
| Construction | stone |
| Tower shape | round |
| Markings / pattern | red and white horizontal bands |
| Height | 230 feet (70 m) |
| Focal height | 243 feet (74 m) |
| ARLHS number | ERU-147 |
Osinovetsky Light (Russian: Осиновецкий маяк) is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, in Leningrad Oblast, Russia. It is located on a headland near the southwest corner of the lake near Kokorevo. The light marks the west side of the entrance to the southernmost bay of the lake, leading to the Neva entrance.
At a height of 230 feet (70 m) it is the eighth tallest "traditional" lighthouse in the world.[2] It is a slightly shorter twin of Storozhenskiy Light.
The lighthouse has served as an important landmark in the Road of Life during the Siege of Leningrad (September 8, 1941 to January 27, 1944).[3]
The current lightkeeper, Sergey Shulyatev, has had this position since 1987 and as of 2010 is the oldest lighthouse keeper in Russia.[4]
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Notes
- ↑ 1910 according to "The Tallest Lighthouses".
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ↑ Перевозки по Ладожскому озеру в 1941 г. [Transportation to Lake Ladoga in 1941]. militera.lib.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ↑ Старейший смотритель маяка сдает вахту [The oldest lighthouse keeper keeps watch]. volhov.allnw.ru (in Russian). Retrieved August 9, 2010.
References
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Russia: Lake Ladoga". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.