Terningen Lighthouse

Terningen Lighthouse
Terningen fyrstasjon
View of the lighthouse
Location Hitra, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1833
Automated 1991
Construction Concrete
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 17.8 metres (58 ft)
Intensity 30,700 candela
Range 13.4 nmi (24.8 km; 15.4 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6S
Fog signal Horn

Terningen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Terningen fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the Trondheimsleia near the mouth of the Hemnfjorden, just west of the island of Hemnskjela, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the village of Sandstad.

The 12-metre (39 ft) tall lighthouse has an occulting light that flashes white, red, and green. The light can be seen for up to 13.4 nautical miles (24.8 km; 15.4 mi).[1] The light is activated from July 21 until May 16 each year. The light is inactive and unnecessary during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun.[2]

References

  1. ^ Kystverket (2008) (in Norwegian) (PDF). Norske Fyrliste 2008. ISBN 9788245006285. http://www.kystverket.no/arch/_img/9719183.pdf. 
  2. ^ Store norske leksikon. "Terningen fyr" (in Norwegian). http://www.snl.no/Terningen_fyr. Retrieved 2010-12-28.