Terningen Lighthouse

Terningen Lighthouse
Terningen fyrstasjon
View of the lighthouse
Location Trøndelag, Norway
Coordinates 63°29′38″N 9°02′22″E / 63.4939°N 09.0394°E / 63.4939; 09.0394Coordinates: 63°29′38″N 9°02′22″E / 63.4939°N 09.0394°E / 63.4939; 09.0394
Year first constructed 1833
Automated 1991
Construction Concrete tower
Tower shape Square
Markings / pattern White with red roof
Height 12 metres (39 ft)
Focal height 17.8 metres (58 ft)
Intensity 30,700 candelas
Range

Red: 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi)
Green: 12 nmi (22 km; 14 mi)

White: 13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s
Fog signal Horn
Admiralty number L1170
NGA number 7052
ARLHS number NOR-247
Norway number 407500

Terningen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Terningen fyr) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Hitra in Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the Trondheimsleia near the mouth of the Hemnfjorden, just west of the island of Hemnskjela, and about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the village of Sandstad. The light marks one of the main channels that leads to the Trondheimsfjorden.[1]

The 12-metre (39 ft) tall lighthouse has an occulting light that flashes white, red, and green (depending on direction) once every six seconds at an elevation of 17.8 metres (58 ft) above sea level. The concrete tower is painted white and it has a red roof. The 30,700-candela light can be seen for up to 13 nautical miles (24 km; 15 mi).[1] The light is activated from July 21 until May 16 each year. The light is inactive and unnecessary during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun.[2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kystverket (2014). Norske Fyrliste 2014 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245015959.
  2. ↑ Wisting, Tor, ed. (2009-02-15). "Terningen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
  3. ↑ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Trondheim Area". University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2018-02-16.


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