Fruholmen Lighthouse

Fruholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Fruholmen fyr, former name Norskholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It sits on a tiny islet just off the northern coast of the island of Ingøya.

Fruholmen Lighthouse
Fruholmen fyrstasjon
View of the lighthouse
Location of the lighthouse
LocationTroms og Finnmark, Norway
Coordinates71°05′37″N 23°59′01″E
Year first constructed1866 (first)
Year first lit1949 (current)
Automated2006
ConstructionConcrete
Tower shapeSquare tower
Markings / patternWhite with red top
Tower height18 metres (59 ft)
Focal height47.7 metres (156 ft)
Intensity2,061,000 candela
Range16.1 nmi (29.8 km; 18.5 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 20s
Fog signalnone
RaconO (- - -)
Admiralty numberL3962
NGA number14092
ARLHS numberNOR-088
Norway number934500

History

The lighthouse was established in 1866 and it is the northernmost lighthouse in Norway. This is the first of the three major lighthouses that guide ships around the North Cape into the Barents Sea, and it is actually the northernmost of the three. The original cast iron lighthouse was destroyed during World War II.[1][2]

The current lighthouse was completed in 1949. The 18-metre (59 ft) tall square white concrete tower has a red lantern on top. The light in the lantern flashes white every 20 seconds. There is a secondary light located lower in elevation that flashes white, red or green light depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.[3][4]

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See also

References
  1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Fruholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  2. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Hammerfest Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-02-05.
  3. "Fruholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 7 January 2012.
  4. Kystverket (2018). Norske Fyrliste (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-06-12. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
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