Hekkingen Lighthouse
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Location | Troms og Finnmark, Norway |
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Coordinates | 69°36′06″N 17°49′47″E / 69.6016°N 17.8298°ECoordinates: 69°36′06″N 17°49′47″E / 69.6016°N 17.8298°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1859 |
Construction | Wooden |
Height | 10 metres (33 ft) |
Shape | Trapezoidal tower attached to the keeper's house |
Markings | White with red top |
Operator | [1] |
Heritage | heritage site in Norway ![]() |
Racon | M ![]() |
Light | |
Automated | 1988 |
Focal height | 23 metres (75 ft) |
Intensity | 27,000 candela |
Range | 14.6 nmi (27.0 km; 16.8 mi) |
Characteristic | Oc WRG (2) 8s |
Norway no. | 862500 |
Hekkingen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hekkingen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the Malangen fjord in the municipality of Lenvik in Troms og Finnmark county, Norway. It was first lit in 1859. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 2000.[2]
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Hekkingen Lighthouse
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Southern Troms". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Hekkingen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
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- Lighthouses in Troms og Finnmark
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