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South Sister

lighthouse in Tanum Municipality, west coast, Sweden
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Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Tanum Municipality[1]
  • Country: Sweden[2]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Kätteleden[3], Väderöfjorden[4]
  • Instance of: sector light[5]
  • Color: white[6], black[7]
  • Inception: 1951[8]
  • Coordinate location: 58.592555555556, 11.153388888889[9]
  • Light characteristic: Fl(2) WRG 6s[10]
  • Described by source: Fyrwiki[11]
  • Official name: Södra Syster[12]
  • Height: 9.0 m[13]
  • Focal height: 14.3 m[14]
  • Lighthouse range: 5.8 nautical mile[15]
  • Type of lens: sixth order Fresnel lens[16]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . Swedish list of lights. wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . NGA List of Lights, Radio Aids and Fog Signals. msi.nga.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . notice to mariners. www-o.sjofartsverket.se. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Swedish list of lights. wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . Fyrwiki. fyr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Fyrwiki. fyr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . Fyrwiki. fyr.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · InternetArchiveBot bot · 2026-06-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in or next to body of water → Kätteleden, Väderöfjorden
    Type of lens → sixth order Fresnel lens
    Wikidata description → lighthouse in Tanum Municipality, west coast, Sweden
    Country → Sweden
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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