Struten Lighthouse
Struten Lighthouse (Norwegian: Struten fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Fredrikstad in Viken, Norway. The lighthouse is located on an islet in the outer Oslofjord, south of the island Hankø. It was established in 1907, and automated in 1985.[2][3]
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| Location | Fredrikstad Viken Norway |
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| Coordinates | 59.118216°N 10.740452°E |
| Year first constructed | 1907 (first) |
| Year first lit | 1985 (current) |
| Automated | 1985 |
| Deactivated | 1985 (first) |
| Construction | wooden tower (first) concrete tower (current) |
| Tower shape | square tower with balcony and lantern (first) cylindrical tower with balcony and small lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower, red lantern and balcony white tower with a black band, red lantern roof (current) |
| Tower height | 12.5 metres (41 ft) (first) 12 metres (39 ft) (current) |
| Focal height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
| Light source | solar power |
| Intensity | 27,900 cd |
| Range | 14.2 nautical miles (26.3 km; 16.3 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WRG 6s. |
| Admiralty number | B2284 |
| NGA number | 0260 |
| ARLHS number | NOR-322 (first) NOR-232 (current) |
| Norway number | NF-0139 |
| Managing agent | Struten Fyr[1] |
References
- Struten Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 10, 2016
- Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Struten fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
- "Struten fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 24 January 2012.
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