Lyngør Lighthouse () is a
coastal lighthouse
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Ligh ...
located on the island of Kjeholmen in the
Lyngør area in the municipality of
Tvedestrand
is List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative center is the Tvedestrand (town), t ...
in
Agder
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county,
Norway
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. Established in 1879, the lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997. However, it was automated in 2004, and as a result, no one is stationed there any longer.
Specifications
The Lyngør Lighthouse stands at a height of and is characterized by its white, square,
concrete
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tower with a red top, which is connected to a -story keeper's house. Positioned at an elevation of above sea level, the light emits a continuous white glow, punctuated by a brighter flash once every 60 seconds. The lighthouse features an original 3rd order
Fresnel lens
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The simpler Dioptrics, d ...
mounted on the original rotating mechanism, with an intensity of 59,100
candela
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for the light and 616,500
candela
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for the flash. The light can be seen from all directions for up to . The facility is only accessible by boat, but the site is open to the public, and the keeper's house and tower are open as well, in fact, the building can be rented out for overnight accommodations.
Media gallery
Lyngør fyr august 2017 (1).jpg
Lyngør fyr august 2017 (2).jpg
Lyngør fyr august 2017 (3).jpg
See also
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Lighthouses in Norway
The coast of Norway is long and there have been a total of 212 lighthouses along it, but no more than 154 have ever been operational at the same time. The first, Lindesnes Lighthouse, opened in 1655; the newest Lighthouse, Anda Lighthouse, w ...
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List of lighthouses in Norway
The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned Lighthouses in Norway, lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline.
The sequence number follows the convention of listing lighthouses from the coastal border in the sou ...
References
External links
Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
Lighthouses completed in 1879
Lighthouses in Agder
Listed lighthouses in Norway
Tvedestrand
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