Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse Explained

Location:Reykjanes peninsula
Coordinates:66.5362°N -16.0261°W
Yearbuilt:1951
Yearlit:1951
Construction:concrete tower
Shape:square tower with balcony and lantern
Marking:white tower, red lantern, apparent double vertical black stripes
Height:19m (62feet)
Focalheight:21m (69feet)
Characteristic:Fl (2) WR 30 s
Country:Iceland
Countrynumber:VIT-192[1]

Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse (Icelandic: Hraunhafnartangaviti in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈr̥œynˌhapnarˌtʰauŋkaˌvɪːtɪ/, regionally also in Icelandic pronounced as /-ˌvɪːtʰɪ/) is the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle.

Location and description

The lighthouse is on the northeast coast of Iceland, about 10 km northwest of the town of Raufarhöfn, the northernmost town in Iceland.[2] The light tower is square, 19 metres tall and built of concrete. The lantern house is painted red.

Light characteristic

The light characteristic is a long and a short flash every 30 seconds. The flash is white or red depending on the direction from the lighthouse.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 4 February 2016.
  2. http://www.randburg.com/is/raufarhofn/index.asp Randburg.com: Raufarhöfn