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Lista Lighthouse

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Location
  
Vest-Agder, Norway

Construction
  
Granite tower

Focal height
  
39.5 metres (130 ft)

Opened
  
1836

Year first constructed
  
1853 (current)

Year first lit
  
1836 (first)

Tower shape
  
Round

Height
  
34 m

Automated
  
2003

Lista Lighthouse

Markings / pattern
  
Unpainted stone with red and white top

Address
  
Fyrveien 70, 4563 Borhaug, Norway

Similar
  
Nordberg Fort, Lindesnes Lighthouse, Oksøy Lighthouse, Borshavn, Ryvingen Lighthouse

Lista lighthouse


Lista Lighthouse (Norwegian: Lista fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located at the western side of the Lista peninsula, a short distance northwest of the village of Vestbygd in the municipality of Farsund in Vest-Agder county, Norway. The lighthouse sits on a cape on the edge of the Listafjorden which marks the extreme southwestern edge of the mainland of Norway. The lighthouse had a foghorn that was used from 1877 until 1987. In 1937, the station began emitting a racon signal of the morse code letter "G".

The 34-metre (112 ft) tall unpainted granite tower was first lit in 1836, but it was rebuilt in 1853. The light sits at an elevation of 39.5 metres (130 ft) and it emits a white flash of light every four seconds. The 1,026,000-candela light can be seen in all directions for up to 17.5 nautical miles (32.4 km; 20.1 mi).

In 2003, the station was automated and the buildings were turned over to Vest-Agder county. The site is now used as a museum that is open daily during the summer months.

References

Lista Lighthouse Wikipedia