Færder Lighthouse

Færder Lighthouse

Færder Lighthouse
Location Tjøme, Norway
Coordinates 59°01′36″N 10°31′27″E / 59.02667°N 10.52417°ECoordinates: 59°01′36″N 10°31′27″E / 59.02667°N 10.52417°E
Year first constructed 1857
Year first lit 1857
Construction cast iron
Height 43 m
Intensity 3,570,000 cd
Range 19 nmi

Færder Lighthouse (Norwegian: Færder fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Tjøme in Vestfold, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago Tristein, three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 1857 as a replacement of the former Store Færder Lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.[1][2]

References

  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Færder fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
  2. "Lille Færder (Tristein) fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 25 January 2012.