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Sletringen Lighthouse

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Foundation
  
concrete basement

Intensity
  
2,700,000 candela

Opened
  
1899

Automated
  
1993

Construction
  
cast iron tower

Height
  
46 m

Focal height
  
49 m

Year first constructed
  
1899

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Location
  
Titran Sør-Trøndelag Norway

Tower shape
  
tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
red tower with two white bands, white basement

Similar
  
Vingleia Lighthouse, HKB 22/975 Titran, Finnvær Lighthouse, Sula Lighthouse, Terningen Lighthouse

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Sletringen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Sletringen fyr) is a lighthouse just off coast of Titran in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is Norway's tallest lighthouse. The lighthouse has a secondary light also. The main light is a flashing white light with a two blink pattern and it can be seen for 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi). The secondary light is a white isophase light that can be seen for 14.6 nautical miles (27.0 km; 16.8 mi)

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Map of Slettringen, 7268 Titran, Norway

The lighthouse is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun in Norway. The lighthouse is also equipped with a foghorn.

The lighthouse lost power in 2008, and the power supply has not been restored.

References

Sletringen Lighthouse Wikipedia