Slåtterøy Lighthouse

Slåtterøy Lighthouse
Slåtterøy Lighthouse
Location Bømlo, Norway
Year first constructed 1859
Automated 2003
Construction iron tower
Height 25 m
Focal height 45.8 m
Intensity 5,180,000 cd
Range 18.5 nm

Slåtterøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Slåtterøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Bømlo, Hordaland, Norway. It was established in 1859, and automated in 2003. The light flashes have an intensity of 5,180,000 cd, the highest intensity among all lighthouses in Norway. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Slåtterøy fyr" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://snl.no/Slåtterøy_fyr. Retrieved 17 December 2011. 
  2. ^ "Slåtterøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=530:slatteroy-fyrstasjon&catid=103:hordaland&Itemid=578. Retrieved 17 December 2011.