Hellisøy Lighthouse

Hellisøy Lighthouse

View of the lighthouse
Hordaland
Location Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates 60°45′07.7″N 04°42′38.6″E / 60.752139°N 4.710722°E / 60.752139; 4.710722Coordinates: 60°45′07.7″N 04°42′38.6″E / 60.752139°N 4.710722°E / 60.752139; 4.710722
Year first constructed 1855
Automated 1992
Foundation granite basement
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower with 2 white bands, red lantern
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 NF-2000
Managing agent Hellisøy Fyrvokterbolig[1]

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.

History

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).[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 25, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Bergen Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2014-04-03.
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