Ulvesund Lighthouse

Ulvesund Lighthouse
Ulvesund Hjertneset Range Front
Sogn og Fjordane
Location Vågsøy
Sogn og Fjordane
Norway
Coordinates 61°59′06.4″N 05°10′07.2″E / 61.985111°N 5.168667°E / 61.985111; 5.168667Coordinates: 61°59′06.4″N 05°10′07.2″E / 61.985111°N 5.168667°E / 61.985111; 5.168667
Year first constructed 1870 (first)
Year first lit 1985 (current)
Automated 1985
Deactivated 1985 (first)
Construction concrete tower (current)
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current)
lantern attached to the front keeper's house (first)
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern roof
white lantern with a red vertical stripe (first)
Height 14.5 metres (48 ft)
Focal height 13.5 metres (44 ft)
Intensity 25,800 cd
Range white: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
red: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
green: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)[1]
Characteristic Oc (3) WRG 10s.
Admiralty number L0498
NGA number 5540
ARLHS number NOR-260
Norway number NF-2890

Ulvesund Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ulvesund fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Vågsøy Municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It is located on the mainland coast along the Ulvesundet strait.

History

It was first lit in 1870 and automated in 1985. The lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, and is used as cultural cafe and lodging house.[2][3]

The 10-metre (33 ft) tall, slender, round, cylindrical, concrete tower is painted white and the lantern roof is red. The light can be seen for up to 10.7 nautical miles (19.8 km; 12.3 mi), and it emits a white, red, or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ leuchtturmseiten.de
  2. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ulvesund fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Ulvesund fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  4. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Florø Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-09-20.
  5. ↑ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.


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