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Hoo Stack Lighthouse 👁 Image
Tower
👁 Image Gletness with North Isle of Gletness in the foreground, and Hoo Stack in the background
Location	, Shetland, United Kingdom 👁 Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates	60°14′57″N 1°05′22″W / 60.24918°N 1.089504°W / 60.24918; -1.089504
Constructed	1986 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundation	concrete base
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	8 m (26 ft) 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Shape	square tower covered by metallic panels with light on the top^[1]^[2]
Markings	White (tower) 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Power source	solar power 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Operator	Northern Lighthouse Board 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height	40 m (130 ft) 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Range	7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (white), 5 nmi (9.3 km; 5.8 mi) (red, green) 👁 Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic	Fl(4) WRG 12s 👁 Edit this on Wikidata

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.

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^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Scotland: Shetland". 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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