Storozhenskiy Light

Storozhenskiy Light (Russian: Стороженский маяк), also known as Storozhno Light, is an active lighthouse in Lake Ladoga, in the Leningrad Oblast, Russia.^[2] It is located on a headland on the eastern side of the lake, separating the Svir Bay of the lake from the Volkhov Bay, at the village of Storozhno [ru].

Storozhenskiy Light
Storozhno

Storozhenskiy Light in 2008
Location	Lake Ladoga Leningrad Oblast Russia
Coordinates	60°31′53.11″N 32°37′33.58″E
Tower
Constructed	1907[1]
Construction	stone tower
Height	71 metres (233 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	tower with red and white horizontal bands, red lantern dome
Light
Focal height	76 metres (249 ft)
Lens	Fresnel lens
Characteristic	Fl WRG

At a height of 233 feet (71 m) it is the seventh-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,^[3] and the fourth-tallest stone lighthouse.^[4] It is a twin of the slightly shorter Osinovetsky Light.^{[citation needed]}

The site is accessible and the tower is open by arrangement with the keeper.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• Russia portal

• List of lighthouses in Russia
• List of tallest lighthouses in the world