Kapelludden Lighthouse
Kapelludden Lighthouse is on Kapelludden, on the east coast of Sweden’s Öland island. Built and lit in 1871, the 32-metre red, square pyramidal skeletal tower has an observation room, balcony, lantern with a grey dome, and a central cylinder. It stands near a wetland beside the ruined 13th‑century chapel in Bredsättra parish, Borgholm Municipality. The lighthouse was built by A. T. Gellerstedt and originally ran on rapeseed oil and kerosene; today it is powered by electricity. It is operated by the Swedish Maritime Administration and is a government-listed building.
The light has a Racon K signal, with a focal height of about 29.7 metres. It used a second-order Fresnel lens until 1967, and a third-order lens has been in use since 1967. Its range is about 12.5 nautical miles, and the light pattern is white, flashing every 10 seconds.
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