Moholmen Lighthouse

Coastal lighthouse in Vågan, Norway

Lighthouse

68°09′27″N 14°24′18″E / 68.1575°N 14.405°E / 68.1575; 14.405TowerConstructed1914Constructioncast ironAutomated1974Height13.3 metres (44 ft)Shapesquare truncated pyramid towerMarkingswhite with red topLightFirst lit1936

Focal height23.1 metres (76 ft)Intensity54,900 candelaRangeRed: 10.9 nmi (20.2 km; 12.5 mi)

Green: 10.4 nmi (19.3 km; 12.0 mi)

White: 13.5 nmi (25.0 km; 15.5 mi)CharacteristicOc(2) WRG 8s

Norway no.752500

Moholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Moholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the village of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) straight west of the Skrova Lighthouse.^[1]^[2]

History

Moholmen Lighthouse was originally built in 1914. The original tower was moved to the island of Tranøy in Hamarøy Municipality in 1936. A new tower was built at Moholmen, and that tower was automated in 1974. The current tower is 13.3 metres (44 ft) tall, and at the top there is a white, red or green light (depending on direction), occulting twice every 8 seconds. The 54,900-candela light can be seen for up to 13.5 nmi (25.0 km; 15.5 mi). The white tower is cast iron and built in a square pyramidal shape.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Moholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Moholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Tranøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.