Akseløya

Akseløya Lighthouse
Svalbard
Location Akseløya
Svalbard
Norway
Coordinates 77°44′49.3″N 14°34′12.6″E / 77.747028°N 14.570167°E / 77.747028; 14.570167
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square piramydal skeletal tower with enclosed upper part
Markings / pattern black tower, red upper part
Height 7 metres (23 ft)
Focal height 15 metres (49 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Admiralty number L4304
NGA number 17820
ARLHS number SVA-006
Norway number NF-9958[1][2]

Akseløya (English: Axel Island) is a long, narrow island (about 8.5 km long and 1 km wide) at the mouth of Van Mijenfjorden, separating Van Mijenfjorden from Bellsund. It is separated from the mainland by Akselsundet to the north, and another narrow strait to the south. The islands are named after the schooner Aksel Thordsen, which was chartered by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld for an expedition to Svalbard in 1864.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Svalbard The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 6 September 2016
  2. ↑ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals. Atlantic Coast Norway and Arctic Sea. Retrieved 6 September 2016
  • Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man’s Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
  • Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database
Akseløya can be seen between Bellsund and Van Mijenfjorden, the latter labeled as b.

Coordinates: 77°42.8′N 14°41.5′E / 77.7133°N 14.6917°E / 77.7133; 14.6917


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