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Hätteberget lighthouse

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Hätteberget lighthouse
Hätteberget lighthouse. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.

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Hätteberget is a Swedish docking lighthouse situated in the sea west of Marstrand and south of Tjörn. It was built in 1977 to replace the Pater Noster Lighthouse. The lighthouse is a 26-metre-high (85 ft) concrete tower with helicopter landing. It is painted with a red horizontal band and has a gray cap on top. The light from its white sector can reach 21.5 nautical miles (39.8 km).

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.