Flatholmen Lighthouse

Flatholmen Lighthouse
Rogaland
Location Flatholmen Island
Sola
Norway
Coordinates 58°55′21″N 5°33′20″E / 58.922424°N 5.555469°E / 58.922424; 5.555469Coordinates: 58°55′21″N 5°33′20″E / 58.922424°N 5.555469°E / 58.922424; 5.555469
Year first constructed 1862 (first)
Year first lit 1957 (current)
Automated 1984
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 8 metres (26 ft)
Focal height 18 metres (59 ft)
Intensity 35,100 cd
Range 12.5 nautical miles (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)
Characteristic Iso WRG 3s.
Admiralty number B3236
NGA number 2084
ARLHS number NOR-083
Norway number NF-1005
Managing agent Sola Kommune[1]

Flatholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Flatholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at a flat islet outside Tananger in Sola, Norway. It was established in 1862, rebuilt in 1952, and replaced with an electric lamp in 1984.[2]

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References

  1. Flatholmen Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2016
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Flatholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.

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