Asenvågøy Lighthouse

Asenvågøy lighthouse
Asenvågøy fyrstasjon

View of the lighthouse
Sør-Trøndelag
Location Bjugn
Sør-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 63°56′31.3″N 09°46′14.4″E / 63.942028°N 9.770667°E / 63.942028; 9.770667Coordinates: 63°56′31.3″N 09°46′14.4″E / 63.942028°N 9.770667°E / 63.942028; 9.770667
Year first constructed 1921
Automated 1975
Construction wood
Tower shape square tower on house
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 14 metres (46 ft)
Focal height 30 metres (98 ft)
Intensity 33,300 candela
Range 16 nmi (30 km; 18 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L1608
NGA number 8304
ARLHS number NOR-190
Norway number NF-4786
Managing agent Stiftelsen Frohavet Lysøysund Kystkultursenter[1]

Asenvågøy Lighthouse (also called Asenvågsøya) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Bjugn in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located at the entrance to the Lauvøyfjorden about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of Lysøysundet and about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) west of the island of Lauvøya.

History

It was built in 1921, and it was automated in 1975.[2]

The 14-metre (46 ft) tall lighthouse can be seen from a distance of up to 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi). It has an occulting light that flashes in white, red, and green.[3]

See also

References

  1. Trondheim Area The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2016
  2. Store norske leksikon. "Asenvågøy fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-01-09.
  3. Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.

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