Sula Lighthouse

Sula Lighthouse
Sula fyrstasjon
View of the lighthouse
Location Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates 63°50′51″N 8°27′11″E / 63.8475°N 08.4530°E / 63.8475; 08.4530Coordinates: 63°50′51″N 8°27′11″E / 63.8475°N 08.4530°E / 63.8475; 08.4530
Year first constructed 1793 (first)
Year first lit 1909 (current)
Automated 1974
Construction Concrete
Tower shape Octagonal
Markings / pattern White
Height 13 metres (43 ft)
Focal height 45 metres (148 ft)
Intensity 3,378,000 candela
Range 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic Fl(3) W 30s
Admiralty number L1504
NGA number 8032
ARLHS number NOR-043
Norway number 465000
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Sula Lighthouse (Norwegian: Sula fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Frøya in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Sula. The lighthouse was originally built here in 1793 and another in 1804. The current tower was built in 1909. It is part of a series of lighthouses along the Froan islands in Frøya including the Finnvær Lighthouse, Vingleia Lighthouse, and Halten Lighthouse. It is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun of the region.[1]

History

The first light at Sula was built in 1793. The present lighthouse was completed in 1909 and it was automated in 1974. The 13-metre (43 ft) tall octagonal concrete tower is painted white. The light sits at an elevation of 45 metres (148 ft) above sea level. The white light flashes three times every 30 seconds. The 3,378,000-candela light can be seen for up to 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi). A 2nd order Fresnel lens is used for the light.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Wisting, Tor, ed. (2016-07-23). "Sula fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  2. ↑ Kystverket (2018). Norske Fyrliste (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Hitra and Frøya". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
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