Oksøy Lighthouse () is a

coastal lighthouse A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Ligh ...

in the municipality of

Kristiansand Kristiansand is a city and Municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder county, Norway. The city is the fifth-largest and the municipality is the sixth-largest in Norway, with a population of around 116,000 as of January 2020, following th ...

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county,

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. The lighthouse sits on the islet of Oksøy which is located in the Kristiansandsfjorden, just east of the island of Flekkerøya. The lighthouse marks the western side of the main shipping channel that leads inland to the port of the city of Kristiansand. The other lighthouse, which marks the eastern entrance,

Grønningen Lighthouse Grønningen Lighthouse () is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Kristiansand in Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse was built in 1878 to improve the marking of the shipping lane into Kristiansand harbor. In 1842, the Russian ship-of-the ...

, lies about to the east. The lighthouse has a

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signal, emitting a

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"O" (- - -). The lighthouse was first built in 1832, but it was rebuilt in 1900. The present tall cylindrical

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tower is white with two red bands painted around it. The light sits at an elevation of and it emits two white flashes every 45 seconds. The light is a 1st order

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which emits a light with an intensity of 4,401,000

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s. It can be seen for up to in all directions. Additionally, there is a secondary light located lower down on the tower that emits a continuous white light at an elevation of above sea level. That light can be seen for up to only on one side of the lighthouse.

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Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
Lighthouses completed in 1832 Lighthouses in Agder Listed lighthouses in Norway Buildings and structures in Kristiansand {{Agder-geo-stub

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