Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse
Location | Reykjanes peninsula |
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Coordinates | 66°32′10″N 16°01′34″W / 66.536178°N 16.026050°WCoordinates: 66°32′10″N 16°01′34″W / 66.536178°N 16.026050°W |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1951 |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 19 metres (62 ft) |
Shape | square tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower, red lantern, apparent double vertical black stripes |
Light | |
First lit | 1951 |
Focal height | 21 metres (69 ft) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) WR 30 s |
Iceland no. | VIT-192[1] |
Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse (Icelandic: Hraunhafnartangaviti [ˈr̥œinˌhapnarˌtʰauŋkaˌvɪːtɪ], regionally also [-ˌvɪːtʰɪ]) is the northernmost lighthouse in Iceland. It is located about 800 meters south of the Arctic Circle.
Location and description[]
The lighthouse is on the northeast coast of Iceland, about 10 km northwest of the town of Raufarhöfn, the northernmost town in Iceland.[2] The light tower is square, 19 metres tall and built of concrete.[3] The lantern house is painted red.[3]
Light characteristic[]
The light characteristic is a long and a short flash every 30 seconds. The flash is white or red depending on the direction from the lighthouse.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Randburg.com: Raufarhöfn Archived 27 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine (accessed 17 May 2010).
- ^ a b c Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
External links[]
- Hraunhafnartangi Lighthouse in Lighthouse Digest's Lighthouse Explorer Database
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