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Ladoga Lake / Valaam / Hanhipaasi Lighthouse - photo of 1891 |
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Album name: | mitko / Russian inland waterways | ||
Current status (active, not active, museum etc): | Active | ||
Construction details (year of built, shape etc): | 1879 (Axel Hampus Dalstr?¶m) | ||
Height of the tower, m: | 24 | Focal plane elevation above sea level, m: | 30 |
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc): | Flashing white | ||
Range, nm: | 10 nm | ||
Coordinates (in any format): | 61 18.8472 N 30 51.9551 E | ||
Displayed: | 332 times | ||
Date added: | Feb 20, 2014 | ||
Keywords: | Ladoga lake / Valaam / Russia / Historic | ||
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Interresting: Ladoga lake, Karelia, Russian, but before WWII partly Finnish. Finland until 1809 part of the Swedish kingdom, from 1809-1917 an autonomus Grand-Duchy. Picture 1891, lighthouse name Finnish, text on the picture in Swedish.
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Yep, Hans, same for example for Vyborg which is old swedish town, than 1710-1917 russian, than 1917-1940 finnish, than USSR's.
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