Kvassheim Lighthouse
 The historical Kvassheim Lighthouse | |
  Rogaland | |
| Location |
Hå Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°32′40.0″N 5°40′49.7″E / 58.544444°N 5.680472°ECoordinates: 58°32′40.0″N 5°40′49.7″E / 58.544444°N 5.680472°E |
| Year first constructed | 1912 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1990 (current) |
| Automated | 1990 |
| Deactivated | 1990 (first) |
| Construction |
concrete tower (current) wooden building (first) |
| Tower shape |
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current) lantern on the keeper's house (first) |
| Markings / pattern |
white tower with a red band, red lantern roof (current) red lantern |
| Height |
6 metres (20 ft) (current) 12 metres (39 ft) (first) |
| Focal height | 11 metres (36 ft) |
| Intensity | 26,400 cd |
| Range |
white: 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi) red: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) green: 7 nautical miles (13 km; 8.1 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Oc (2) WRG 8s. |
| Admiralty number | B3217 |
| NGA number | 2052 |
| ARLHS number |
NOR-333 (current) NOR-026 (first) |
| Norway number | NF-0986 |
| Managing agent | Jæren Friluftsråd (first)[2] |
Kvassheim Lighthouse (Norwegian: Kvassheim fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at the beach at Kvassheim in Vigrestad, Hå, Norway. It was established in 1912, automated in 1984, and closed in 1990.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ leuchtturmseiten.de
- ↑ Kvassheim Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2016
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Kvassheim fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
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