Tvistein Lighthouse
.JPG) Tvistein Lighthouse | |
  Vestfold | |
| Location |
Larvik Vestfold Norway |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 58°56′17″N 9°56′11″E / 58.93815°N 9.93646°ECoordinates: 58°56′17″N 9°56′11″E / 58.93815°N 9.93646°E |
| Year first constructed | 1908 |
| Automated | 1988 |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Tower shape | square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Focal height | 17 metres (56 ft) |
| Intensity | 26,100 cd |
| Range | 13.2 nmi (24.4 km; 15.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG 5s. |
| Admiralty number | B2592 |
| NGA number | 0844 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-294 |
| Norway number | NF-0435[1] |
Tvistein Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tvistein fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It was first lit in 1908, and was automated in 1988.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Tvistein Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 9, 2016
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tvistein fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Tvistein fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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