Hekkingen Lighthouse

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Hekkingen Lighthouse
Hekkingen fyrstasjon
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View of the lighthouse
Hekkingen Lighthouse
Location of the lighthouse
Location Troms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates 69°36′06″N17°49′47″E / 69.6016°N 17.8298°E / 69.6016; 17.8298
Tower
Constructed1859
ConstructionWooden
Automated1988
Height10 metres (33 ft)
ShapeTrapezoidal tower attached to the keeper's house
MarkingsWhite with red top
Operator [1]
Heritageheritage site in Norway  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Racon M  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
Focal height23 metres (75 ft)
Intensity27,000 candela
Range14.6 nmi (27.0 km; 16.8 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG (2) 8s
Norway no.862500

Hekkingen Lighthouse (Norwegian : Hekkingen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Malangen fjord in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was first lit in 1859. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000. [2]

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Hekkingen Lighthouse

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References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Southern Troms". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved 8 March 2016.
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hekkingen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 December 2011.