Vardø Lighthouse

Vardø Lighthouse
Vardø Lighthouse
Location Hornøya, Vardø, Norway
Year first constructed 1896
Automated 1991
Construction wood
Height 20 m
Focal height 77 m
Intensity 1,809,000 cd
Range 23 nm

Vardø Lighthouse (Norwegian: Vardø fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on the island of Hornøya in the municipality of Vardø in Finnmark, Norway. It was established in 1896, and automated in 1991. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1998.[1]

References

  1. ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. "Vardø fyr" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://snl.no/Vardø_fyr. Retrieved 13 December 2011.