Rahul Sharma (Editor)

Færder Lighthouse

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Location
  
Tjøme Vestfold Norway

Focal height
  
47 metres (154 ft)

Address
  
3148 Tjøme, Norway

Opened
  
1857

Construction
  
cast iron tower

Intensity
  
3,570,000 cd

Height
  
43 m

Year first constructed
  
1857

Færder Lighthouse

Tower shape
  
tapered cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
red tower with an horizontal white band

Similar
  
Fulehuk Lighthouse, Svenner Lighthouse, Oslofjord, Torbjørnskjær Lighthouse, Moutmarka

Færder Lighthouse (Norwegian: Færder fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Tjøme in Vestfold, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago Tristein, three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 1857 as a replacement of the former Store Færder Lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.

Climate

Færder has a continental climate (Dfb) that is heavily moderated by the ocean.

References

Færder Lighthouse Wikipedia