Finnvær Lighthouse
 View of Finnvær lighthouse | |
  Sør-Trøndelag | |
| Location |
Valøya Sør-Trøndelag Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 64°04′09″N 09°06′33″E / 64.06917°N 9.10917°ECoordinates: 64°04′09″N 09°06′33″E / 64.06917°N 9.10917°E |
| Year first constructed | 1912 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1985 (current) |
| Automated | 1985 |
| Construction |
wooden tower (firts) concrete tower (current) |
| Tower shape |
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current) square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern (first) |
| Markings / pattern |
white tower with 2 black bands, red lantern roof (current) white tower, red lantern (first) |
| Height |
10.2 metres (33 ft) (current) 15 metres (49 ft) (first) |
| Focal height | 18.4 metres (60 ft) (current) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Range | 9.6 nmi (17.8 km; 11.0 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WRG 6s. |
| Admiralty number | L1544 |
| NGA number | 8160 |
| ARLHS number |
NOR-416 (current) NOR-080 (first) |
| Norway number | NF-4710[1] |
Finnvær Lighthouse (Norwegian: Finnvær fyr) is a lighthouse at Finnværet on the island of Valøya, part of the Froan islands in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northeast of the Sula lighthouse at Sula, 25 kilometres (16 mi) northeast of Vingleia Lighthouse, and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of the Halten Lighthouse at Halten.
In 1985, the lighthouse was automated and the old wooden building was turned into a museum, and a new fiberglass tower was built. The occulting light in white, red, and green can be seen for 9.6 nautical miles (17.8 km; 11.0 mi). The lighthouse is powered by solar power.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Sør-Trøndelag (Trondheim Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ↑ Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Finnvær fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-22.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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