Oksøy Lighthouse

Oksøy Lighthouse

Oksøy Lighthouse
Vest-Agder
Location Kristiansand
Vest-Agder
Norway
Coordinates 58°07′53″N 8°00′08″E / 58.131288°N 8.002158°E / 58.131288; 8.002158
Year first constructed 1832 (first)
Year first lit 1900 (curent)
Automated 2004
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower with two narrow horizontal red bands
Height 36 metres (118 ft)
Focal height 47 metres (154 ft) a.s.l.
Original lens 1st order Fresnel lens
Intensity 4,401,000 cd
Range 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 45s.
Admiralty number B2926
NGA number 1384
ARLHS number NOR-036
Norway number NF-0717[1]

Oksøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Oksøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located off Kristiansand, Norway. It was first lit in 1832.[2] The lighthouse, along with Grønningen Lighthouse, marks the approach to Kristiansand.

See also

References

  1. Oksøy Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 8, 2016
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Oksøy fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

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Coordinates: 58°04′20.4″N 8°03′10.1″E / 58.072333°N 8.052806°E / 58.072333; 8.052806

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