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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