Moholmen Lighthouse

Moholmen Lighthouse

View of the lighthouse
Nordland
Location Vågan
Nordland
Norway
Coordinates 68°09′28.3″N 14°24′22.2″E / 68.157861°N 14.406167°E / 68.157861; 14.406167Coordinates: 68°09′28.3″N 14°24′22.2″E / 68.157861°N 14.406167°E / 68.157861; 14.406167
Year first constructed 1914
Automated 1974
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape square frustum pyramid tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 13.3 metres (44 ft)
Focal height 23.1 metres (76 ft)
Intensity 54,900 candela
Range 14.4 nmi (26.7 km; 16.6 mi)
Characteristic Oc (2) WRG 8s.
Admiralty number L2896
NGA number 11540
ARLHS number NOR-165
Norway number NF-7525[1]

Moholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Moholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) straight west of Skrova Lighthouse.[2][3]

History

Moholmen Lighthouse was originally built in 1914. The original tower was moved to Tranøy, Hamarøy in 1936. A new tower was built at Moholmen, and that tower was automated in 1974. The current tower is 13.3 metres (44 ft) tall, and at the top there is a white, red or green light (depending on direction), occulting twice every 8 seconds. The white tower is cast iron and built in a square pyramidal shape.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Lofoten". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Moholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  3. "Moholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  4. "Tranøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  5. Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398.

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