Tungenes Lighthouse
 Tungenes Lighthouse | |
  Norway | |
| Location | Randaberg, Norway |
|---|---|
| Year first lit | 1828 |
| Deactivated | 1984 |
| Tower shape | square prism tower rising from keeper's house |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and red roof lantern |
| Height | 12 metres (39 ft) |
| Original lens | 4th order Fresnel lens |
| Intensity | 13,400 cd |
| Range | 13.8 nmi |
| ARLHS number | NOR-048 |
Tungenes Lighthouse (Norwegian: Tungenes fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at Randaberg, in Rogaland, Norway. The lighthouse is situated at the Tungenes headland on the tip of Stavanger Peninsula just to the north of the city of Stavanger. [1] [2][3]
Tungenes was first lit in 1828 at a time when the fishing and herring trade increased the need for a safer entrance to the harbor at Stavanger. Tungenes was decommissioned and closed down in 1984 to be replaced by an automated beacon at Brakjen. Tungenes is a protected site affiliated with the Norwegian Lighthouse History Association (Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening). It currently operates as a museum and cultural center in cooperation with Jærmuseet. [4] [5]
Jærmuseet, which is headquartered in Nærbø, is also responsible for running several other local museum facilities in various parts of the district of Jæren. Jærmuseet is the regional science museum for the municipalities of Randaberg, Sola, Sandnes, Gjesdal, Klepp, Time and Hå. [6]
See Also
- Garborg Centre
- The Science Factory
- Flyhistorisk Museum, Sola
- Lighthouses in Norway
- List of lighthouses in Norway
References
- ↑ Tungenes fyr (Randaberg kommune)
- ↑ Tungenes fyr (Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening)
- ↑ Tungenes Fyr (Turanbefalinger)
- ↑ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Tungenes fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 September 2011.
- ↑ Tungenes fyr (lokalhistoriewiki.no)
- ↑ About Jærmuseet (Jærmuseet)
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Coordinates: 59°02′08″N 5°34′55″E / 59.03556°N 5.58194°E