Bjørnsund Lighthouse

Bjørnsund Lighthouse

Bjørnsund Lighthouse
Møre og Romsdal
Location Fræna
Møre og Romsdal
Norway
Coordinates 62°53′45.2″N 06°48′55.1″E / 62.895889°N 6.815306°E / 62.895889; 6.815306Coordinates: 62°53′45.2″N 06°48′55.1″E / 62.895889°N 6.815306°E / 62.895889; 6.815306
Year first constructed 1871 (first)
Automated 1994
Tower shape lantern attached to keeper's house
Height 9 metres (30 ft)
Focal height 26 metres (85 ft)
Intensity 16,200 candela
Range 15.3 nmi (28.3 km; 17.6 mi)
Characteristic Oc (2) WRG 8s
Racon B
Admiralty number L0918
NGA number 6372
ARLHS number NOR-057
Norway number NF-3550

Bjørnsund Lighthouse (Norwegian: Bjørnsund fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Fræna Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the small island of Moøya in the Bjørnsund islands, about 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) west of the village of Bud on the mainland.

History

The lighthouse was first established in 1871 and it was automated in 1994. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000.[1][2]

The 9-metre (30 ft) tall lighthouse emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) occulting twice every 8 seconds. The 16,200 candela light can be seen for up to 15.3 nautical miles (28.3 km; 17.6 mi). In 1977, a Racon beacon was established.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bjørnsund fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  2. ↑ "Bjørnsund fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 28 January 2012.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Kristiansund Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-05-07.
  4. ↑ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542.

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