Barøy Lighthouse

Barøy Lighthouse
Location Nordland, Norway
Coordinates 68°21′13″N 16°04′48″E / 68.35361°N 16.08000°ECoordinates: 68°21′13″N 16°04′48″E / 68.35361°N 16.08000°E
Year first constructed 1 October 1903
Automated 1980
Height 27.5 metres (90 ft)
Focal height 29 metres (95 ft)
Range 12.7 nmi (23.5 km; 14.6 mi)
Characteristic Oc (2) WRG 8s
Admiralty number L2730
NGA number 11132
ARLHS number NOR-004
Norway number 725100

Barøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Barøy fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Ballangen in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the northwestern shore of the island of Barøya in the entrance to the Ofotfjorden. The 27.5-metre (90 ft) tall lighthouse was built in 1903 and it was automated in 1980. The occulting light flashes red, white, or green depending on the direction from which it is viewed. The light can be seen for up to 12.7 nautical miles (23.5 km; 14.6 mi).[1][2]

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bodø and Narvik Areas". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2012-05-22.
  2. Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398.