Sletringen Lighthouse

Sletringen Lighthouse

View of lighthouse
Sør-Trøndelag
Location Titran
Sør-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 63°39′58″N 08°15′44″E / 63.66611°N 8.26222°E / 63.66611; 8.26222Coordinates: 63°39′58″N 08°15′44″E / 63.66611°N 8.26222°E / 63.66611; 8.26222
Year first constructed 1899
Foundation concrete base
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower with two white bands, white basement
Height 46 metres (151 ft)
Focal height 49 metres (161 ft)
Intensity 2,700,000 candela
Range 18.5 nmi (34.3 km; 21.3 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 15s.
Admiralty number L1392
NGA number 7704
ARLHS number NOR-214
Norway number NF-4468[1]
Heritage cultural property
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Sletringen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Sletringen fyr) is a lighthouse just off coast of Titran in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is Norway's tallest lighthouse. The lighthouse has a secondary light also. The main light is a flashing white light with a two blink pattern and it can be seen for 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi). The secondary light is a white isophase light that can be seen for 14.6 nautical miles (27.0 km; 16.8 mi)[2]

The lighthouse is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun in Norway. The lighthouse is also equipped with a foghorn.[3]

The lighthouse lost power in 2008, and the power supply has not been restored.[4]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Sør-Trøndelag (Trondheim Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 7, 2016.
  2. Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Sletringen fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2010-12-22.
  4. Aamodt, Torill (21 August 2008). "Nord-Europas høyeste fyr mistet strømforsyningen for et halvt år siden" (in Norwegian). NRK.


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