Kvanhovden Lighthouse

Kvanhovden Lighthouse
Sogn og Fjordane
Location Flora
Sogn og Fjordane
Norway
Coordinates 61°41′50″N 04°49′54.1″E / 61.69722°N 4.831694°E / 61.69722; 4.831694Coordinates: 61°41′50″N 04°49′54.1″E / 61.69722°N 4.831694°E / 61.69722; 4.831694
Year first constructed 1895
Automated 1980
Construction wooden tower
Tower shape tower with lantern attached to keeper's house
Markings / pattern white keeper's house, red lantern
Height 10 metres (33 ft)
Focal height 40.3 metres (132 ft)
Intensity 126,000 candela
Range 17.7 nmi (32.8 km; 20.4 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L0350
NGA number 5268
ARLHS number NOR-143
Norway number NF-2660

Kvanhovden Lighthouse (Norwegian: Kvanhovden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the northwestern shore of the island of Hovden, at the southern entrance to the Frøysjøen strait.

History

It was first built in 1895 and it was automated in 1980.[1][2]

The red 10-metre (33 ft) tall wood tower is attached to the seaward end of a 1-1/2 story wood lighthouse keeper's house. The light sits at an elevation of about 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level. The occulting light emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) once every six seconds. The site is accessible by boat, but there are no road connections to the lighthouse from the rest of the island.[3][4]

See also

References

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


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