Kvitsøy Lighthouse
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Kvitsøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Kvitsøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse and heritage building in the municipality of Kvitsøy in Rogaland county, Norway. It is located on the west side of the village of Ydstebøhamn on the island of Kvitsøy. The lighthouse marks the entrance to the huge Boknafjorden, the main shipping route to the city of Stavanger, and inland Rogaland county. The first lighthouse at the site was established in 1700, and the present lighthouse was built in 1829. The lighthouse was automated in 1969, and has been a protected historic building since 1998.[1]
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Location | Rogaland Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°03′43.3″N 05°24′00.7″E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1700 (first) |
Construction | stone tower |
Automated | 1969 |
Height | 27 metres (89 ft) |
Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern |
Operator | Kvitsøy municipality |
Heritage | cultural property |
Light | |
First lit | 1829 (current) |
Focal height | 45.2 metres (148 ft) |
Lens | 2nd order Fresnel lens |
Intensity | 909,000 Candela |
Range | 18.5 nmi (34.3 km; 21.3 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (4) W 40s. |
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