Svenner Lighthouse

Svenner Lighthouse (Norwegian: Svenner fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Larvik in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It was first lit in 1874 on the archipelago Svenner. The current tower was built in 1900. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997, and was automated in 2003.[2][3]

Svenner Lighthouse
Svenner Fyr
Svenner Lighthouse
Location in Vestfold
Svenner Lighthouse (Norway)
LocationLarvik
Vestfold og Telemark
Norway
Coordinates58.972222°N 10.144444°E / 58.972222; 10.144444
Year first constructed1874 (first)
Year first lit1900 (current)
Automated2003
Constructioncast iron tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patterndark red tower and lantern
Tower height18.7 metres (61 ft)
Focal height40 metres (130 ft)
Current lens1st order Fresnel lens
Intensity101,700 cd
Range17.8 nmi (33.0 km; 20.5 mi)
CharacteristicOc WR 10s.
Admiralty numberB2578
NGA number0816
ARLHS numberNOR-044
Norway numberNF-0417
Managing agentSvenner Fyrstasjon[1]
Heritagecultural property 

See also

References

  1. Svenner Lighthouse The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved March 9, 2016
  2. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Svenner fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  3. "Svenner fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 26 January 2012.


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