Location Vågan
Nordland
Norway Intensity 54,900 candela Opened 1914 Automated 1974 | Construction cast iron tower Height 13 m Focal height 23 m Year first constructed 1914 | |
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Tower shape square frustum pyramid tower with balcony and lantern Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern Range 14.4 nmi (26.7 km; 16.6 mi) Similar Tennholmen Lighthouse, Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse, Bjørnøy Lighthouse, Glåpen Lighthouse, Åsvær Lighthouse | ||
Moholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Moholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) straight west of Skrova Lighthouse.
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Map of Moholmen, 8310 Kabelv%C3%A5g, Norway
History
Moholmen Lighthouse was originally built in 1914. The original tower was moved to Tranøy, Hamarøy in 1936. A new tower was built at Moholmen, and that tower was automated in 1974. The current tower is 13.3 metres (44 ft) tall, and at the top there is a white, red or green light (depending on direction), occulting twice every 8 seconds. The white tower is cast iron and built in a square pyramidal shape.
References
Moholmen Lighthouse Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA