Ytterøyane Lighthouse

Ytterøyane Lighthouse
Sogn og Fjordane
Location Flora
Sogn og Fjordane
Norway
Coordinates 61°34′15.7″N 04°40′49.2″E / 61.571028°N 4.680333°E / 61.571028; 4.680333Coordinates: 61°34′15.7″N 04°40′49.2″E / 61.571028°N 4.680333°E / 61.571028; 4.680333
Year first constructed 1881
Automated 2004
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower with a white band
Height 20.4 metres (67 ft)
Focal height 59 metres (194 ft)
Current lens 1st order Fresnel lens
Intensity 2,799,000 candela
Range 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi)
Characteristic F FI (3) W 30s.
Admiralty number L0298
NGA number 5072
ARLHS number NOR-283
Norway number NF-2515

Ytterøyane Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ytterøyane fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on an isolated island in the Norwegian Sea about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the town of Florø and about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the small island of Kinn. The lighthouse is accessible only by boat.

History

It was first lit in 1881 and it was automated in 2004.[1]

The cast iron tower is painted red with one white horizontal band; the base is painted white. The 31-metre (102 ft) tall tower sits on a 2-story octagonal masonry base. The original 1st order Fresnel lens is still in use at the top of the tower. The light emits three white flashes every 60 seconds at an elevation of 56 metres (184 ft) above sea level.[2] [3]

See also

References

  1. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Ytterøyane fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
  2. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Florø Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
  3. Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.

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