Lindesnes Lighthouse

Lindesnes Lighthouse
Lindesnes fyr
Map
LocationLindesnes, Lindesnes Municipality, Norway Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates57°58′57″N 7°02′48″E / 57.9825°N 7.0467°E / 57.9825; 7.0467
Tower
Constructed1915 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructioncast iron (tower), granite (foundation) Edit this on Wikidata
Automated2003 Edit this on Wikidata
Height16.1 m (53 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylinder Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite (tower), red (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Heritagecultural property Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height50 m (160 ft), 50.1 m (164 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens Edit this on Wikidata
Range18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFFl W 20s Edit this on Wikidata

Lindesnes Lighthouse (Norwegian: Lindesnes fyr) is a coastal lighthouse at the southernmost tip of Norway, about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) southwest of the village of Høllen in Lindesnes municipality in Agder county. The present lighthouse was built in 1915, although the station was first built in 1656 to mark the entrance to the Skaggerak and the Baltic Sea from the North Sea. The current 16.1-metre (53 ft) tall lighthouse is cast iron with a granite foundation. The lighthouse is painted white, with a red top. The light sits at an elevation of 50.1 metres (164 ft) and it emits a fixed and flashing white light that is always on and it rotates between a low intensity and high intensity light every 20 seconds. The light comes from a first order Fresnel lens that can be seen for up to 17.7 nautical miles (32.8 km; 20.4 mi).[1][2][3]

  1. ^ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2016-12-17.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Vest-Agder (Kristiansand Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-12-16.
  3. ^ "Lindesnes fyrstasjon". Norwegian Lighthouse Association. Archived from the original on 2013-05-25. Retrieved 2012-07-19.