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| Location |  Denmark Hvide Sande |
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| Coordinates | 56°2′59.1″N 8°6′13.2″E / 56.049750°N 8.103667°E |
| Constructed | 1906 |
| Height | 38 m |
| Light | |
| First lit | November 3, 1906 |
| Focal height | 53 m |
| Light source | 1906 acetylene gas burner 1920 petroleum burner 1955 electrification 2000 sodium lamp 2011 LED |
| Range | 17 |
| Characteristic | Fl.W.5s |
Lyngvig Lighthouse (danish Lyngvig Fyr) (formerly also known as: Nørre Lyngvig Fyr) is a Danish lighthouse located on Holmsland Klit along the west coast of Jutland.
The 38-meter-high lighthouse was built in 1906 on a 17-meter-high dune and was the last to be constructed on the Danish North Sea coast. Its construction was prompted by the stranding of the steamship Avona three years earlier, in which 24 sailors lost their lives.
The foundation of the tower, along with the base and entrance area, was made of concrete. The tower itself is built of brick, with teak wood used for the windows and entrance door.[1] Equipped with a Fresnel lens and an acetylene gas burner, the beacon went into operation on November 3, 1906. The rotating lens was driven by a weight that could move through the entire stairwell. Every four hours, the weight had to be wound back up using a winch. The light source was replaced by a petroleum mantle burner in 1920, and in 1955, both the lighting and lens drive were electrified. The lighthouse has operated automatically since 1965. In early 2000, it was equipped with a sodium lamp of 250 watts and 300,000 candela.
Due to technical problems with the rotation drive, the beacon was replaced in November 2011 with an LED lantern mounted outside on the gallery. This modification changed the light characteristic, and the range was reduced from 22 to 17 nautical miles.[2] This reduction in performance led to the founding of an association for the preservation of the lighthouse on August 11, 2012, in Hvide Sande.
The lighthouse is open for visits year-round. A total of 228 steps lead up to the observation platform, 79 of which are on a wooden staircase that ascends from the auxiliary buildings at the base of the dune to the tower entrance. The auxiliary buildings house an exhibition on the history of the lighthouse, a souvenir shop, and a café.
References
[edit]- ^ Peter Svendsen: Lighthouses: West Coast of Jutland. Bollerup Bookstore Publishing, ISBN 87 89155 41 6, 24
- ^ "Warnings for Mariners 2011" (PDF) (in Danish). Farvandsvæsenet. Archived from the original (PDF; 18.4 MB) on 2014-04-08. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
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External links
[edit]- "Lyngvig Lighthouse". hvidesande.dk. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
- "Danish Lighthouse List 2015" (PDF; 5.3 MB) (in Danish). Søfartsstyrelsen. Retrieved 2018-01-15.
- Lyngvig Lighthouse Jernkysten website
- "Lyngvig Fyr" (in Danish). Danske fyrtårne.dk. Retrieved 2012-10-15.