Heggholmen Lighthouse
Appearance
Location | Oslo Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°53′07″N 10°42′49″E / 59.885352°N 10.713724°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1827 |
Construction | wooden building |
Automated | 1972 |
Height | 15 metres (49 ft) |
Shape | small lantern placed at one corner the keeper's house |
Markings | white lighthouse, red lantern roof |
Operator | Oslo Havnevesen[1] |
Heritage | heritage site in Norway |
Light | |
Focal height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Lens | 6th order Fresnel lens |
Intensity | 775 cd |
Range | 9 nautical miles (17 km; 10 mi) |
Characteristic | Iso G 1s. |
Heggholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Heggholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Oslofjord, in the municipality of Oslo, Norway. It was established in 1827, and automated in 1972. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1998.[2][3][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Oslo Area (Akershus and Oslo)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
- ^ "Heggholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
- ^ Arstal, Aksel; Just, Carl, eds. (1966) [1938]. "Heggholmen fyr". Oslo byleksikon (in Norwegian) (2 ed.). Oslo: Aschehoug.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Heggholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 15 January 2012.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Heggholmen fyr at Wikimedia Commons
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
59°53′07″N 10°42′50″E / 59.88528°N 10.71389°E