Construction wooden tower Height 10 m Automated 1980 | Focal height 40.3 metres (132 ft) Opened 1895 Year first constructed 1895 | |
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Location FloraSogn og FjordaneNorway Tower shape tower with lantern attached to keeper's house Markings / pattern white keeper's house, red lantern Similar Ytterøyane Lighthouse, Stabben Lighthouse, Geita Lighthouse, Batalden Havbu, Skongenes Lighthouse | ||
Kvanhovden Lighthouse (Norwegian: Kvanhovden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Flora in Sogn og Fjordane 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.
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.
References
Kvanhovden Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA