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Kikut Lighthouse ((ドイツ語:Kieckturm)) is a lighthouse in the north of Poland on the Baltic Sea coast that is active since 1962. It is the highest light on Poland's coast.〔(lightphotos.net ), accessed on 18 August 2014.〕 The lighthouse is situated near the village Wisełka on the island of Wolin and can only be reached via foot paths, steep at the end. The lighthouse was created on the base of an ancient view tower, the ''Kiekturm''. It is one of the few Polish lighthouses, which can't be visited. Its light is visible from the neighbouring island of Usedom.〔(leuchtturmseiten.de ), accessed on 18 August 2014 .〕 The former lighthouse was built in 1826. This lighthouse was originally a 19th-century stone lookout tower. An upper level brick and a lantern were added and it was converted into a lighthouse in 1962. The lighthouse is located in Wolin National Park. Height of building: 18.2 m Height of fire: 91.5 m Range of light white 16 smC Characteristic (W 10s ) five seconds light - five seconds dark Int. No.: C 2892 "Poland has at least 26 lighthouses on its Baltic coast and also many lighthouses on the inland waterway that extends from Świnoujście to Szczecin."〔(Lighthouses of Poland: Baltic Coast ), www.unc.edu.〕 == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kikut Lighthouse」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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