Erkna Lighthouse

Coastal lighthouse in Norway

Lighthouse

62°33′01″N 5°56′22.7″E / 62.55028°N 5.939639°E / 62.55028; 5.939639TowerConstructed1869 (first)Constructionconcrete towerAutomated1988Height10 metres (33 ft)Shapesquare parallelepiped tower with lanternMarkingswhite tower, red lanternHeritageheritage site

LightFirst lit1950 (current)Deactivated1945

Focal height49 metres (161 ft)Intensity40,500 cdRangewhite: 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
red: 14 nautical miles (26 km; 16 mi)
green: 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi)^[1]CharacteristicFl (3) WRG 10s.

Erkna Lighthouse (Norwegian: Erkna fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Giske, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. It was established in 1869, and automated in 1988.^[2]^[3]^[4]

References

^ Erkna Lighthouse leuchtturmseiten.de
^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Erkna fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ "Erkna fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Sunnmøre (Ålesund Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 26 February 2016.