Sklinna Lighthouse

Sklinna Lighthouse
Nord-Trøndelag
Location Leka
Nord-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 65°12′07.2″N 10°59′44″E / 65.202000°N 10.99556°E / 65.202000; 10.99556Coordinates: 65°12′07.2″N 10°59′44″E / 65.202000°N 10.99556°E / 65.202000; 10.99556
Year first constructed 1910
Automated 2004
Construction cast iron tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern red tower and lantern
Height 14.3 metres (47 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Current lens 2nd order Fresnel lens
Range 18.6 nmi (34.4 km; 21.4 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6S
Admiralty number L1936
NGA number 9128
ARLHS number NOR-207
Norway number NF-5600[1]

Sklinna Lighthouse (Norwegian: Sklinna fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Leka in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway.

Sklinna lighthouse

Sklinna Lighthouse is located on the island of Heimøya in the Sklinna island group about 30 kilometres (19 mi) northwest of the main island of Leka and about 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the island of Ytter-Vikna in Vikna municipality.

The round, red, cast iron tower stands 14.3 metres (47 ft) tall on a hill on the island. The occulting light can be seen for about 18.6 nautical miles (34.4 km; 21.4 mi).[2][3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Nord-Trøndelag". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 28, 2016.
  2. Kystverket (2008). Norske Fyrliste 2008 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 978-82-450-0628-5.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Sklinna fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-10-10.



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