Hoo Stack
Hoo Stack is a small island off Nesting in Shetland. It is one and a half miles from the North Isle of Gletness. It is 34 metres (112 ft) at its highest point, and is home to a lighthouse, which was built in 1986.
 Gletness with North Isle of Gletness in the foreground, and Hoo Stack in the background | |
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| Location | Hoo Stack Isle Shetland Scotland United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 60.249180°N 1.089504°W |
| Year first constructed | 1986 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | metal skeletal tower |
| Tower shape | square tower covered by metallic panels with light on the top |
| Markings / pattern | white tower |
| Tower height | 8.5 metres (28 ft) |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | white: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi) red and green: 5 nautical miles (9.3 km; 5.8 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Fl (4) WRG 12s. |
| Admiralty number | A3795.7 |
| NGA number | 3407 |
| ARLHS number | SCO-102 |
| Managing agent | Northern Lighthouse Board[2] [3] |
References
- List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2015.
- Hoo Stack The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 May 2016
- Hoo Stack Light Lighthouses Explorer. Retrieved 29 May 2016
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