Skrova Lighthouse
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Skrova Lighthouse
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Location | Vågan Nordland, Norway |
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Year first constructed | 1922 |
Automated | 2005 |
Construction | cast iron |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | red tower with two white bands, red lantern |
Height | 24.5 metres (80 ft) |
Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Intensity | 2,298,000 candela |
Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 45s. |
Admiralty number | L2860.1 |
NGA number | 11452 |
ARLHS number | NOR-211 |
Norway number | NF-7476 |
Skrova Lighthouse (Norwegian: Skrova fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland, Norway. It is located on a small skerry southwest of the island of Skrova which is in the Vestfjorden south of Austvågøya.[1][2]
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History
Skrova Lighthouse was first established in 1922 and it was automated in 2005. It was listed as a protected site in 1999. The 24.5-metre (80 ft) tall tower is red with two white horizontal stripes. The light on top gives two white flashes every 45 seconds.[3][4]
See also
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References
External links
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (Norwegian)
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