Lyngør Lighthouse

Lyngør Lighthouse
Lyngør fyr

Lyngør Lighthouse
Aust-Agder
Location Tvedestrand
Aust-Agder
Norway
Coordinates 58°38′09″N 9°08′54″E / 58.6359°N 9.1483°E / 58.6359; 9.1483Coordinates: 58°38′09″N 9°08′54″E / 58.6359°N 9.1483°E / 58.6359; 9.1483
Year first constructed 1879
Automated 2004
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern attached to the keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 17 metres (56 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)
Current lens original 3rd order Fresnel lens
Intensity 59,100 cd (fixed)
616,500 cd (flash)
Range 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
Characteristic continuous white light with a brighter flash once every 60 s.
Admiralty number B2738
NGA number 1096
ARLHS number NOR-292
Managing agent Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening[1]

Lyngør Lighthouse (Norwegian: Lyngør fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on Kjeholmen in the municipality of Tvedestrand, Aust-Agder, Norway. It was established in 1879, and was listed as a protected site in 1997. It was automated and depopulated in 2004.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Arendal Area (Aust-Agder)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Lyngør fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 April 2012.
  3. "Lyngør fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 7 April 2012.


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