Kjeungskjær Lighthouse

Kjeungskjær lighthouse
Kjeungskjær fyr

View of the lighthouse
Sør-Trøndelag
Location Ørland
Sør-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 63°43′36.2″N 09°31′51.3″E / 63.726722°N 9.530917°E / 63.726722; 9.530917Coordinates: 63°43′36.2″N 09°31′51.3″E / 63.726722°N 9.530917°E / 63.726722; 9.530917
Year first constructed 1880
Automated 1987
Foundation stone basement
Construction stone tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower with balcony and lantern incorporating keeper's quarter
Markings / pattern red lighthouse
Height 20.6 metres (68 ft)
Focal height 17.5 metres (57 ft)
Intensity 14,400 candela
Range 9.9 nmi (18.3 km; 11.4 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L1560
NGA number 8200
ARLHS number NOR-137
Norway number NF-4729[1]

The Kjeungskjær lighthouse (Norwegian: Kjeungskjær fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a tiny island at the mouth of the Bjugnfjorden about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Uthaug and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Nes in Bjugn.

It was built in 1880 and automated in 1987. Prior to being automated, the operators lived on the lower floors of the building.

The lighthouse is lit from July 21 until May 16 every year. It is not lit during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun. The red lighthouse is an octagonal-shaped building that is 20.6 metres (68 ft) tall.[2][3]

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References

  1. ↑ Kjeungskjær Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2016
  2. ↑ Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
  3. ↑ Store norske leksikon. "Kjeungskjær fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-12.


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