Stabben Lighthouse

Stabben Lighthouse

View of the lighthouse
Sogn og Fjordane
Location Flora
Sogn og Fjordane
Norway
Coordinates 61°36′02.7″N 04°57′19.0″E / 61.600750°N 4.955278°E / 61.600750; 4.955278Coordinates: 61°36′02.7″N 04°57′19.0″E / 61.600750°N 4.955278°E / 61.600750; 4.955278
Year first constructed 1867
Automated 1975
Construction masonry tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern rising fron he keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, red balcony and lantern
Height 15.6 metres (51 ft)
Focal height 16.2 metres (53 ft)
Current lens 4th order Fresnel lens
Intensity 5,000 candela
Range 6.6 nmi (12.2 km; 7.6 mi)
Characteristic Oc (3) WRG 10s.
Admiralty number L0318
NGA number 5164
ARLHS number NOR-221
Norway number NF -2566
Managing agent Sogn og Fjordane Fylkeskommune

Stabben Lighthouse (Norwegian: Stabben fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Flora municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lighthouse sit on top of a tiny, 300-square-metre (3,200 sq ft), rocky island in the fjord, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the town of Florø.

History

It was established in 1867, renovated and upgraded in 1905, and automated in 1975. It was listed as a protected site in 1999.[1][2]

The 16-metre (52 ft) tall square masonry tower rises from the seaward end of a 2-1/2 story masonry lighthouse keeper's house. The 4th order Fresnel lens (installed in 1905) remains in use. At the top of the tower, there is a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Stabben fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stabben fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ↑ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Florø Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-11-13.

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