Ryvarden Lighthouse (Norwegian: Ryvarden fyr) is a coastal lighthouse on the western coast of the municipality of Sveio in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse was established in 1849 to mark the southern shore of the entrance to the Bømlafjorden from the sea. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) southwest of the municipal centre of Sveio. In 1984, the lighthouse was automated and it no longer needed a live-in lighthouse keeper on the site. In 2005, the municipality bought the building and the buildings are now used as a regional cultural centre/museum.
 Ryvarden Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Sveio Vestland Norway |
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| Coordinates | 59°31′36.9″N 05°13′31.1″E / 59.526917°N 5.225306°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1849 |
| Construction | wood |
| Automated | 1984 |
| Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
| Shape | square tower |
| Markings | white tower, red lantern roof |
| Operator | Sveio Kommune |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 22.3 metres (73 ft) |
| Intensity | 7,000 candela |
| Range | 12.7 nmi (23.5 km; 14.6 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc (3) WRG 10s |
The 10-metre (33 ft) tall square wooden tower is white with a red lantern at the top. The light is emitted at an elevation of 22.3 metres (73 ft) above the sea level. The light on top emits a white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 seconds.[1][2] The lighthouse is in use from dusk until dawn every day from 1 July until 10 June each year (it is not in use for part of June due to the midnight sun in this part of the world).[3]
See also
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edit- ^ Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Leirvik Area (Southern Hordaland)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ Store norske leksikon. "Ryvarden fyr" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 March 2015.
External links
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- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)