Grip Lighthouse

Grip Lighthouse
Grip fyrstasjon
View of the lighthouse
Map
LocationKristiansund, Norway Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates63°14′01″N 7°36′33″E / 63.2336°N 7.6092°E / 63.2336; 7.6092
Tower
Constructed1885 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructiongranite (basement), cast iron (tower) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1977 Edit this on Wikidata
Height44 m (144 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapetruncated cone Edit this on Wikidata
Markingsred (tower), red (lantern), white (basement) Edit this on Wikidata
Power sourcesolar power Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagecultural property Edit this on Wikidata
RaconEdit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit1888 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height47 m (154 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range17.4 nmi (32.2 km; 20.0 mi) (white) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicOc(2) WRG 8s Edit this on Wikidata

The Grip Lighthouse (Norwegian: Grip fyrstasjon) is located in the Grip archipelago in the municipality of Kristiansund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway.[1] The lighthouse was built between 1885 and 1888 on the 7-metre (23 ft) high islet of Bratthårskollen, north of Gripholmen.[2]

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Nordmøre (Kristiansund Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Grip fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-11-22.