Location Reykjanes peninsula Construction concrete tower Address Iceland Opened 1951 | Year first lit 1951 Focal height 21 metres (69 ft) Height 19 m Year first constructed 1951 | |
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Tower shape square prism tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern, apparent double vertical black stripes Similar Tjörnes, Ásbyrgi, Húsavík Whale M, Askja, Gullfoss | ||
Hraunhafnartangi lighthouse burial ground
Hraunhafnartangi lighthouse is the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle
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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. 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.
References
Hraunhafnartangi lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA