Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse

Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse (Icelandic: Hraunhafnartangaviti) is the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle.

Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse
LocationReykjanes peninsula
Coordinates66.536178°N 16.026050°W / 66.536178; -16.026050
Year first constructed1951
Year first lit1951
Constructionconcrete tower
Tower shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternwhite tower, red lantern, apparent double vertical black stripes
Tower height19 metres (62 ft)
Focal height21 metres (69 ft)
CharacteristicFl (2) WR 30 s
Admiralty numberL4699
NGA number18844
ARLHS numberICE-05
Iceland numberVIT-192[1]

Location and description

The lighthouse is on the northeast coast of Iceland, about 10 km northwest of the town of Raufarhöfn, the northernmost town in Iceland.[2] The light tower is square, 19 metres tall and built of concrete.[3] The lantern house is painted red.[3]

Light characteristic

The light characteristic is a long and a short flash every 30 seconds. The flash is white or red depending on the direction from the lighthouse.[3]

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  2. Randburg.com: Raufarhöfn Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 17 May 2010).
  3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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