Märket
Märket ('The Mark', Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmæ̂rːkɛt]) is a 3.3-hectare (8.2-acre) uninhabited skerry in the Baltic Sea shared by Sweden and Finland (in the area of the autonomous region Åland), with a lighthouse as its salient humanmade feature. Märket has been divided between the two countries since the Treaty of Fredrikshamn of 1809 defined the border between Sweden and Grand Duchy of Finland as going through the middle of the island. The Finnish side of the island is part of the Municipality of Hammarland and is the westernmost land point of Finland. The Swedish part of the island is itself divided by two counties of Sweden: Uppsala County (Östhammar Municipality) and Stockholm County (Norrtälje Municipality).
Märket Island with the unusual international border of 1985. | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | Baltic Sea |
| Coordinates | 60°18′03″N 019°07′53″E |
| Area | 0.03 km2 (0.012 sq mi) |
| Length | 0.35 km (0.217 mi) |
| Width | 0.15 km (0.093 mi) |
| Administration | |
| Region | Åland |
| Counties | Uppsala län |
| Stockholms län | |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
| Additional information | |
| Time zone | |
| Märket lighthouse Märket | |
| Coordinates | 60.301008°N 19.131432°E |
| Constructed | 1885 |
| Construction | stone and cast iron tower |
| Automated | 1979 |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower on an octagonal basement rising from a 2-story keeper’s house |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Power source | solar panel, acetylene, diesel generator, kerosene, wind power |
| First lit | 10 November 1885 |
| Focal height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Range | 8.5 nmi (15.7 km; 9.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 5s. |
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