Bastøy Lighthouse
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Location | Horten Vestfold og Telemark Norway |
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Coordinates | 59°23′11″N 10°32′14″E / 59.386413°N 10.537095°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1840 (first) 1918 (second) |
Construction | stone tower (second) metal pole (current) |
Height | 14 metres (46 ft) (second) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern (second) light pole (current) |
Markings | white tower, red lantern (second) |
Operator | Kriminalomsorgen[1] |
Light | |
First lit | 1986 (current) |
Automated | 1986 |
Deactivated | 1986 (second) |
Focal height | 13 metres (43 ft) (current) |
Characteristic | Oc (3) R 10s. |
Norway no. | NF-0312 |
Bastøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Bastøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Horten in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It is located on the island of Bastøy in Oslofjorden southeast of Horten. It was established in 1840 and originally consisted of a stone house with a low tower. It was replaced by an automated light in 1986.[2][3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: West Oslofjord". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Bastøy fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
- ^ "Bastøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 1 February 2012.
External links[]
Media related to Bastøy fyr at Wikimedia Commons
- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
Coordinates: 59°23′11″N 10°32′12″E / 59.38639°N 10.53667°E
Categories:
- Pages using infobox lighthouse with custom country number
- Lighthouses completed in 1840
- Lighthouses in Vestfold og Telemark
- Norwegian lighthouse stubs