Ulvesund Lighthouse Explained

Ulvesund Lighthouse
Ulvesund Hjertneset Range Front
Location:Kinn
Vestland
Norway
Coordinates:61.9851°N 5.1687°W
Yearbuilt:1870 (first)
Yearlit:1985 (current)
Automated:1985
Yeardeactivated:1985 (first)
Construction:concrete tower (current)
Shape:cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern (current)
lantern attached to the front keeper's house (first)
Marking:white tower, red lantern roof
white lantern with a red vertical stripe (first)
Intensity:25,800 cd
Range:white:
red:
green: [1]
Characteristic:Oc (3) WRG 10s.

Ulvesund Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ulvesund fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Kinn Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is located on the mainland coast along the Ulvesundet strait.

History

It was first lit in 1870 and automated in 1985. The lighthouse is owned by the Norwegian Coastal Administration, and run by Sølvi Helen Hopland Aemmer; It is used as cultural cafe and lodging house.[2] [3]

The 10m (30feet) tall, slender, round, cylindrical, concrete tower is painted white and the lantern roof is red. The light can be seen for up to 10.7nmi, and it emits a white, red, or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.[4] [5] It was restored in 2003 and then it became open to the public on 8 October 2003.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.lightphotos.net/photos/displayimage.php?cat=0&pid=14686 Lightphotos.net
  2. Encyclopedia: Ulvesund fyr . Store norske leksikon. Godal . Anne Marit . Anne Marit Godal . Norsk nettleksikon . Oslo. Norwegian. 13 February 2012.
  3. Web site: Ulvesund fyrstasjon . Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening . Norwegian . 13 February 2012.
  4. 19 July 2011. 2013-09-20.
  5. Book: Norwegian Coastal Administration

    . 2012. Norske Fyrliste 2012. PDF. Kystverket. Norwegian Coastal Administration. Norwegian. 9788245013542. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054604/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf. 2013-09-21.

  6. Web site: Ulvesund fyr . 2023-11-11 . Explore Måløy . no-NO.