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Landegode Lighthouse

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Location
  
Bodø Nordland Norway

Automated
  
1988

Year first constructed
  
1902

Construction
  
cast iron tower

Landegode Lighthouse

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
red tower with two white horizontal bands, red lantern

Landegode Lighthouse (Norwegian: Landegode fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Bodø in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small island just north of Landegode, about 18 kilometres (11 mi) north of the town of Bodø and about 18 kilometres (11 mi) southwest of Kjerringøy.

History

The lighthouse was built in 1902 and automated in 1988. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1999. The red, round, iron tower is 29 metres (95 ft) tall and the light can be seen for about 17.8 nautical miles (33.0 km; 20.5 mi)

References

Landegode Lighthouse Wikipedia