Tvistein Lighthouse

Tvistein Lighthouse
Tvistein fyr

Tvistein Lighthouse
Vestfold
Location Larvik
Vestfold
Norway
Coordinates 58°56′17″N 9°56′11″E / 58.93815°N 9.93646°E / 58.93815; 9.93646Coordinates: 58°56′17″N 9°56′11″E / 58.93815°N 9.93646°E / 58.93815; 9.93646
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]

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References

  1. Tvistein Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 9, 2016
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Tvistein fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. "Tvistein fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.

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