Rotary pooki båken - Mariehamn, Åland Islands
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Smurffaaja
N 60° 06.258 E 019° 56.741
34V E 441379 N 6663494
Rotary tunnus merenkulun pookissa. Rotary emblem on pooki structure.
Waymark Code: WM18NR5
Location: Aland Islands
Date Posted: 08/31/2023
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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[FIN] Rotaryklubb Mariehamn on vuonna 2005 rakennuttanut tämän pooki rakennuksen. Kyseessä on jäljennös Kobba Klintarilla olleesta pookista 60-luvulta.

Pyramidimaisen punaisen rakennuksen huipulla on tynnyri, jossa on Rotary tunnus. Rakennuksen sisällä on museoituna vanhoja veneitä.

Merikortteli, mihin tämä rakennus kuuluu, sisältää myös muita merenkulun entisiä rakennuksia ja myös pienen museon.

Mikäs on pooki? Wikipedian mukaan: "Tunnusmajakka eli pooki (ruots. båk, känningsbåk) on merenkulun optinen apuväline. Tunnusmajakassa ei ole valolaitetta eli sektoriloistoa, vaan kyseessä on valaisematon, vain valoisana aikana selkeästi havaittava rakennelma. Tunnusmajakoita rakennettiin ohjaamaan aluksia väylälle, osoittamaan luotsin kohtauspaikkaa sekä paikantamisen helpottamiseksi."
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[EN] Rotary club Mariehamn has built this pooki building in 2005. It is a copy of the pooki Kobba Klintari had from the 60s.

At the top of the pyramid-shaped red building is a barrel with the Rotary emblem. There are old boats in the museum inside the building.

The maritime quarter, which this building belongs to, also contains other former maritime buildings and also a small museum.

What is pooki? According Finnish Wikipedia: "A beacon or pook (Swedish: båk, känningsbåk) is an optical navigational aid. The emblematic lighthouse does not have a light device, i.e. a sector light, but it is an unilluminated structure that is only clearly visible during daylight hours. Signal beacons were built to guide ships to the fairway, to indicate the pilot's meeting place and to facilitate positioning." (visit link)
Plaque or monument: Plaque

Placed by?: Rotaryklubb Mariehamn

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