Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
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Coordinates | 69°36′06″N17°49′47″E / 69.6016°N 17.8298°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1859 |
Construction | Wooden |
Automated | 1988 |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Shape | Trapezoidal tower attached to the keeper's house |
Markings | White with red top |
Operator | [1] |
Heritage | heritage site in Norway |
Racon | M |
Light | |
Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Intensity | 27,000 candela |
Range | 14.6 nmi (27.0 km; 16.8 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc WRG (2) 8s |
Norway no. | 862500 |
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