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Kolka Lighthouse
Kolka Lighthouse is a lighthouse north of Cape Kolka on a man-made island. The lighthouse marks the eastern side of Irbe Strait. In 2008, the current lighthouse was opened on an artificially raised island at the end of a 6 km long shoal (at the time of construction, it was only 5 km from the coast). Stones for building the lighthouse were brought from Vidale across the Bažu bog and from Sāmsala by boat. A pair of range lights was built on the point of the cape in 1818 to guide ships around the offshore shoals. These proved inadequate so a lightship station was established in 1858. A temporary wooden lighthouse was lit offshore in 1875, well before completion of the permanent iron tower, which was built in Saint Petersburg and delivered by sea in parts. The height of the lighthouse is 21 m. The lighthouse consists of a round stone masonry tower with a double gallery and a lantern. The tower is red, the roof of the lantern is black. The light element is located 20 m above sea level. Light white (1 second on, 1 second off, 1 second on, 7 seconds off). The beacon can be seen at a distance of 10 nautical miles. The lighthouse operates all year round in the dark. On October 17, 2003, Latvian Post issued a stamp and a first-day envelope with the image of the Kolka lighthouse. The island is a popular resting place for migrating seabirds, especially gulls and cormorants. In July 2017, the nesting of the great auk in Latvia was proven for the first time in the artificial island of the Kolka lighthouse.
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