Fuglenes Lighthouse

Fuglenes Lighthouse

Fuglenes light beacon in 2013
Location	Fuglenes, Hammerfest, Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates	70°40′02″N23°39′18″E / 70.667160°N 23.654871°E / 70.667160; 23.654871
Tower
Constructed	1859 (first)
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	5 metres (16 ft)
Shape	square skeletal tower with balcony al lantern
Markings	white lantern, red roof lantern
Light
First lit	1911
Deactivated	1911
Focal height	5 metres (16 ft)
Range	3 nmi (5.6 km; 3.5 mi) (white)
Characteristic	Oc (2) WGR 8s.

Fuglenes Lighthouse (Norwegian : Fuglenes fyr) was a coastal lighthouse located in Hammerfest Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. It was established in 1859, and deactivated in 1911, when it was replaced by an automated light. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

See also

• Norway portal

• List of lighthouses in Norway
• Lighthouses in Norway

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Fuglenes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
2. "Fuglenes fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
3. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Hammerfest Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 24 February 2016.

External links

• Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)