Skalmen Lighthouse

Skalmen Lighthouse
Møre og Romsdal
Location Smøla Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
Norway
Coordinates 63°28′19″N 07°45′25″E / 63.47194°N 7.75694°E / 63.47194; 7.75694Coordinates: 63°28′19″N 07°45′25″E / 63.47194°N 7.75694°E / 63.47194; 7.75694
Year first constructed 1907 (first)
Year first lit 1962 (current)
Automated 2002
Construction wooden tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 15.5 metres (51 ft)
Focal height 24 metres (79 ft)
Intensity 79,200 candela
Range 14.8 nmi (27.4 km; 17.0 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 30s.
Iso R 2s.
Admiralty number L1348
NGA number 7428
ARLHS number NOR-203
Norway number NF-4330

Skalmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Skalmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Smøla Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small islet about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northwest of the villages of Råket and Dyrnes on the main island of Smøla.[1]

History

The lighthouse was established in 1907 and automated in 2002. The 16-metre (52 ft) tall tower is attached to a lighthouse keeper's house. The main light on top of the lighthouse emits one white flash every 30 seconds. The 79,200-candela main light can be seen for up to 14.8 nautical miles (27.4 km; 17.0 mi). There is also a secondary light 3 metres (9.8 ft) below the main light. The secondary light emits a red light: 2 seconds on and then 2 seconds off. The site is only accessible by boat.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Skalmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Skalmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. ↑ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Kristiansund Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-04-07.


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