Stora Karlsö Lighthouse ( sv, Stora Karlsö fyr), is a Swedish

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Stora Karlsö Stora Karlsö is an island off the west coast of Gotland, Sweden; part of Eksta socken. It is mostly known for its rich birdlife with large colonies of Common murre, common guillemot, and flora. Stora Karlsö is a nature reserve, the second oldest ...

island off

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in the

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. It was built in 1887 and resulted in the first permanent settlement on the island in modern times. A house for the

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was built in the 1930s. In 1974, the lighthouse became fully automated when a cable for electricity was laid to the island and the last permanent residents left the island. In 2010, the lighthouse was decommissioned and replaced by a

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powered lamp on a mast next to the lighthouse.

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