Svenner Lighthouse
 Svenner Lighthouse | |
  Norway | |
| Location | Larvik, Norway |
|---|---|
| Year first constructed |
1874 (old) 1900 (current) |
| Year first lit | 1874 |
| Automated | 2003 |
| Construction | cast iron |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | dark red painted |
| Height | 18.7 metres (61 ft) |
| Focal height | 40 metres (130 ft) |
| Current lens | 1st order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 101,700 cd |
| Range | 17.8 nmi (33.0 km; 20.5 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WR 10 s. |
| Admiralty number | B2578 |
| NGA number | 0816 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-044 |
| Norway number | NF-0417 |
| Managing agent | Svenner Fyrstasjon[1] |
Svenner Lighthouse (Norwegian: Svenner fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. It was first lit in 1874 on the archipelago Svenner. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.[2][3]
See also
References
- ↑ Lighthouses Directory
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Svenner fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ↑ "Svenner fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
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Coordinates: 58°58′20″N 10°08′40″E / 58.97222°N 10.14444°E
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