Runde Lighthouse

Runde Lighthouse
Rundøy fyr

Runde Lighthouse
Møre og Romsdal
Location Herøy, Møre og Romsdal
Norway
Coordinates 62°24′47″N 5°35′13″E / 62.413048°N 5.586839°E / 62.413048; 5.586839
Year first constructed 1767 (first)
1826 (second)
1858 (third)
Year first lit 1935 (current)
Automated 2002
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 14 metres (46 ft)
Focal height 49.5 metres (162 ft)
Intensity 200,200 cd
Range white: 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi)
red: 15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi)
green: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1]
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L0722
NGA number 6024
ARLHS number NOR-050
Norway number NF-3270[2]

Runde Lighthouse (Norwegian: Runde fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the island Runde in the municipality of Herøy in Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It was first lit in 1767. The lighthouse was automated in 2002; the residential buildings were vacated and have since been used as a self-service tourist station.[3]

See also

References

  1. Runde Lighthouse leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Ålesund Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
  3. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Runde fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 September 2011.

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