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Børøyholmen lighthouse

Børøyholmen Lighthouse
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Børøyholmen Lighthouse is located in Sør-Trøndelag
Børøyholmen Lighthouse
Sør-Trøndelag
Location Hitra
Sør-Trøndelag
Norway
Coordinates 63°34′19″N 09°13′21″E / 63.57194°N 9.22250°E / 63.57194; 9.22250Coordinates: 63°34′19″N 09°13′21″E / 63.57194°N 9.22250°E / 63.57194; 9.22250
Year first constructed 1874 (first)
Year first lit 1970 (current)
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern roof
Height 13 metres (43 ft) (current)
8 metres (26 ft) (first)
Focal height 13.3 metres (44 ft)
Range 9.9 nmi (18.3 km; 11.4 mi)
Characteristic Oc WRG 6s.
Admiralty number L1184
NGA number 7096
ARLHS number NOR-065
Norway number NOR-065
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Børøyholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Børøyholmen fyrstasjon) is a lighthouse in the municipality of Hitra in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lighthouse is located in the Trondheimsleia in the entrance to the Kråkvågfjorden on a tiny island off the shore of the village of Hestvika on Hitra island.

The 10-metre (33 ft) lighthouse has an occulting light with white, red, and green lights. The light can be seen for about 10 nautical miles (19 km; 12 mi).



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