Lindesnes fyrstasjon
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| Lindesnes fyrstasjon | |
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 Lindesnes lighthouse |
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| Location: | Lindesnes, Norway  Norway |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first constructed: | 1655 |
| Year first lit: | 1655 |
| Automated: | 2003 |
| Foundation: | Granite |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Tower shape: | Round |
| Height: | 16,1m |
| Elevation: | 50.1m |
| Current lens: | 1° Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 19.4 nm |
| Characteristic: | quick white flash every 20 s |
| Admiralty number: | B3058.1 |
| NGA number: | 1676 |
Lindesnes fyr is a coastal lighthouse on the southernmost tip of mainland Norway, the peninsula Neset. It is also the oldest lighthouse station in Norway, first lit in 1655. To avoid confusion with the lighthouse at Skagen in Denmark, it was lit in conjunction with Markøy fyrstasjon. It has gone through several changes since it was built: In 1822, it was refitted with a coal lamp, and in 1854 a new lamp was installed with the current lens.
[edit] References
- The Lighthouse Directory
- [|Ryvarden, Leif] & [|Lauritzen, Per Roger], written at Oslo, KystNorge, vol. 1-3, Gyldendal, ISBN 9788205352650
- Norwegian Lighthouse Association
- Lindesnes fyrmuseum home page
