Ryvingen Lighthouse

Ryvingen Lighthouse

Ryvingen Lighthouse
Vest-Agder
Location Mandal
Vest-Agder
Norway
Coordinates 57°58′05″N 7°29′30″E / 57.968170°N 7.491567°E / 57.968170; 7.491567
Year first constructed 1867
Automated 2002
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower with an horizontal white band, red lantern
Height 22.5 metres (74 ft)
Focal height 52 metres (171 ft)
Intensity 996,500 cd
Range 19.5 nmi (36.1 km; 22.4 mi)
Characteristic Fl (4) W 40s.
Admiralty number B3014
NGA number 1572
ARLHS number NOR-191
Norway number NF-0790
Managing agent Ryvingen fyrstasjon[1]

Ryvingen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ryvingen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located on an island in the municipality of Mandal, Vest-Agder, Norway.

History

It was first lit in 1867, and is the southernmost lighthouse in Norway. The lighthouse was automated in 2002, and is listed as a protected site.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Ryvingen Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 8, 2016
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Ryvingen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 April 2012.
  3. "Ryvingen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 6 April 2012.


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