Færder Lighthouse
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| Location | Færder Vestfold og Telemark Norway |
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| Coordinates | 59°01′37″N 10°31′29″E / 59.026903°N 10.524607°ECoordinates: 59°01′37″N 10°31′29″E / 59.026903°N 10.524607°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857 |
| Construction | cast iron tower |
| Height | 43 metres (141 ft) |
| Shape | tapered cylindrical tower with gallery and lantern |
| Markings | red tower with an horizontal white band |
| Racon | T  |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Intensity | 3,570,000 cd |
| Range | 19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 10s. |
| Norway no. | NF-0001[1] |
1697 Færder Lighthouse (Norwegian: Færder fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Færder in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago , three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 1857 as a replacement of the former Store Færder Lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.[2][3]
Færder Lighthouse is the second-oldest in Norway.[4]
Climate[]
Færder has a continental climate (Dfb) that is heavily moderated by the ocean.
| Climate data for Fæder Fyr 1961-1990, extremes 1959-2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.5 (49.2) |
| Average low °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) |
36 (1.4) |
45 (1.8) |
38 (1.5) |
50 (2.0) |
48 (1.9) |
54 (2.1) |
73 (2.9) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
80 (3.1) |
54 (2.1) |
693 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.3 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 102.6 |
| Source: Met Norway Eklima | |||||||||||||
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.). "Færder fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Lille Færder (Tristein) fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Børresen, Svein E. (2004). Vestfoldboka: en reise i kultur og natur. Skagerrak forl. Page 134. ISBN 9788292284070.
External links[]
Media related to Færder fyr at Wikimedia Commons- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
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