Bastøy Lighthouse
 Bastøy Lighthouse | |
  Vestfold | |
| Location |
Horten Vestfold Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 59°23′11″N 10°32′14″E / 59.386413°N 10.537095°E |
| Year first constructed |
1840 (first) 1918 (second) |
| Year first lit | 1986 (current) |
| Automated | 1986 |
| Deactivated | 1986 (second) |
| Construction |
stone tower (second) metal pole (current) |
| Tower shape |
square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern (second) light pole (current) |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern (second) |
| Height | 14 metres (46 ft) (second) |
| Characteristic | Oc (3) R 10s. |
| Admiralty number | B2480 |
| NGA number | 0636 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-307 |
| Norway number | NF-0312 |
| Managing agent | Kriminalomsorgen[1] |
Bastøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Bastøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Horten in Vestfold, Norway. It is located on the island of Bastøy in Oslofjorden southeast of Horten. It was established in 1840 and originally consisted of a stone house with a low tower. It was replaced by n automated light in 1986.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Bastøy Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 8, 2016
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bastøy fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ↑ "Bastøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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Coordinates: 59°23′11″N 10°32′12″E / 59.38639°N 10.53667°E
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