Terningen Lighthouse
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| Location | Hitra, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway |
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| Coordinates | 63°29′38″N 09°02′21″E / 63.49389°N 9.03917°ECoordinates: 63°29′38″N 09°02′21″E / 63.49389°N 9.03917°E |
| 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]
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- ↑ Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
- ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Terningen fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-28.