Holmengrå Lighthouse
View of Holmengrå Lighthouse
LocationHolmengra, Fedje, Norway
Coordinates60°50′35″N 4°38′58″E / 60.843°N 4.649417°E / 60.843; 4.649417
Tower
Constructed1892 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionmasonry Edit this on Wikidata
Automated1986 Edit this on Wikidata
Height16 m (52 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapesquare Edit this on Wikidata
Markingswhite (tower), red (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
RaconT Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height35.5 m (116 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity44,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicIso WRG 6s Edit this on Wikidata

Holmengrå Lighthouse (Norwegian: Holmengrå fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Fedje in Vestland county, Norway. It sits on a tiny island in the mouth of the Fensfjorden and Fedjefjorden, near a busy shipping lane headed to the Mongstad industrial area.[1][2]

History

The lighthouse was established in 1892. A radio beacon was active from 1947 to 1992.[3][4]

The lighthouse emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) using a 3 seconds on, 3 seconds off pattern. The light sits at an elevation of 35 metres (115 ft) above sea level. The 10-metre (33 ft) tall square tower is painted white, with a red lighthouse on the top.[5][6]

See also

References

  1. Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area (Northern Hordaland)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
  3. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Holmengrå fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  4. "Holmengrå fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  5. Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 April 2014.
  6. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area (Northern Hordaland)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
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