Kvanhovden Lighthouse

Kvanhovden Lighthouse

Location	Kinn Vestland Norway
Coordinates	61°41′50″N 04°49′54.1″E
Tower
Constructed	1895
Construction	wooden tower
Automated	1980
Height	10 metres (33 ft)
Shape	tower with lantern attached to keeper's house
Markings	white keeper's house, red lantern
Light
Focal height	40.3 metres (132 ft)
Intensity	126,000 candela
Range	17.7 nmi (32.8 km; 20.4 mi)
Characteristic	Oc WRG 6s.

Kvanhovden Lighthouse (Norwegian: Kvanhovden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Kinn in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on the northwestern shore of the island of Hovden, at the southern entrance to the Frøysjøen strait.

History

It was first built in 1895 and it was automated in 1980.[1][2]

The red 10-metre (33 ft) tall wood tower is attached to the seaward end of a 1+1⁄2-story wood lighthouse keeper's house. The light sits at an elevation of about 40 metres (130 ft) above sea level. The occulting light emits a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) once every six seconds. The site is accessible by boat, but there are no road connections to the lighthouse from the rest of the island.[3][4]

See also

• Lighthouses in Norway
• List of lighthouses in Norway

References

1. Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Kvanhovden fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. "Kvannhovden fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Sunnfjord (Florø Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
4. Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.

External links

• Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
• Picture of Kvanhovden Lighthouse