Hellisøy Lighthouse
 View of the lighthouse | |
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| Location | Hordaland, Norway |
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| Coordinates | 60°45′07″N 04°42′37″E / 60.75194°N 4.71028°ECoordinates: 60°45′07″N 04°42′37″E / 60.75194°N 4.71028°E |
| Year first constructed | 1855 |
| Automated | 1992 |
| Foundation | Granite |
| Tower shape | Round |
| Markings / pattern | Red with 2 white stripes |
| Height | 32.3 metres (106 ft) |
| Focal height | 46.5 metres (153 ft) |
| Original lens | 3rd order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 960,000 candela |
| Range | 18.8 nmi (34.8 km; 21.6 mi) |
| Characteristic | F Fl W 30s |
| Racon | O |
| Admiralty number | B4134 |
| NGA number | 4176 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-022 |
| Norway number | 200000 |
Hellisøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hellisøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Fedje municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The lighthouse lies on the small island of Hellisøy, just off the southwest coast of the larger island of Fedje. This tower was built in 1855, making it Norway's second-oldest cast iron lighthouse. It is essentially a copy of the Eigerøy Lighthouse built a year earlier on the southwest coast. The lighthouse was automated in 1992.
The lighthouse emits a continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 seconds. The light sits at an elevation of about 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level. The 32-metre (105 ft) tall round cast iron tower is painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands. There is a 3rd order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse that has been in use since 1903. The lens puts out a light with an intensity of 960,000 candela which can be seen for up to 18.8 nautical miles (34.8 km; 21.6 mi).[1][2]
Media gallery
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Looking west
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View from 1869
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Drawing of the plans from 1852
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Another view of the lighthouse
References
- ↑ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2014-04-03.