Sula Lighthouse

Sula Lighthouse
Sula fyr

View of the lighthouse
Sør-Trøndelag
Location Frøya
Sør-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 63°50′50.9″N 08°27′05.6″E / 63.847472°N 8.451556°E / 63.847472; 8.451556Coordinates: 63°50′50.9″N 08°27′05.6″E / 63.847472°N 8.451556°E / 63.847472; 8.451556
Year first constructed 1793 (first)
Year first lit 1909 (current)
Automated 1974
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower and lantern
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Intensity 3,378,000 candela
Range 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl (3) W 30s.
Admiralty number L1504
NGA number 8032
ARLHS number NOR-043
Norway number NF-4650[1]

Sula lighthouse (Norwegian: Sula fyr) is a lighthouse on the island of Sula in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway.

History

The lighthouse was originally built here in 1793 and another in 1804. The current tower was built in 1904. It is part of a series of lighthouses along the municipality of Frøya including the Finnvær lighthouse, Vingleia lighthouse, and Halten lighthouse. The octagonal concrete tower is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun of the region. The flashing white light can be seen for up to 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi).[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Sør-Trøndelag (Trondheim Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Sula fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-21.

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