Torsvåg Lighthouse

Torsvåg Lighthouse

View of the lighthouse
Troms
Location Karlsøy
Troms
Norway
Coordinates 70°14′43″N 19°30′00″E / 70.24528°N 19.50000°E / 70.24528; 19.50000Coordinates: 70°14′43″N 19°30′00″E / 70.24528°N 19.50000°E / 70.24528; 19.50000
Year first constructed 1916
Automated 1986
Construction wooden tower
Tower shape square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern attached to the keeper's house
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 9.6 metres (31 ft)
Focal height 32.5 metres (107 ft)
Intensity 35,600 candela
Range 16.5 nmi (30.6 km; 19.0 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L3682
NGA number 13504
ARLHS number NOR-251
Norway number NF-8880[1]

Torsvåg Lighthouse (Norwegian: Torsvåg fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Karlsøy in Troms county, Norway. The lighthouse is in the village of Torsvåg on a small island connected to the main island of Vannøya by a short causeway.

History

The lighthouse was first lit in 1916, automated in 1986, and has not had an on-site lighthouse keeper since 2006.[2][3]

The light on top of the 9.6-metre (31 ft) tall tower flashes a white, red, or green light depending on direction, occulting once every 6 seconds. The light intensity is 35,600 candela and the light can be seen for up to 16.5 nmi (30.6 km; 19.0 mi).[4][5]

See also

References

  1. Torsvåg Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 8, 2016
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Torsvåg fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  3. "Torsvåg fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Lofoten". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  5. Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.


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