Skrova Lighthouse
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Nordland
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Location |
Vågan Nordland, Norway |
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Coordinates | 68°09′11″N 14°38′56″E / 68.15306°N 14.64889°ECoordinates: 68°09′11″N 14°38′56″E / 68.15306°N 14.64889°E |
Year first constructed | 1922 |
Automated | 2005 |
Construction | cast iron |
Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings / pattern | red tower with two white bands, red lantern |
Height | 24.5 metres (80 ft) |
Focal height | 41 metres (135 ft) |
Intensity | 2,298,000 candela |
Range | 18 nmi (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl (2) W 45s. |
Admiralty number | L2860.1 |
NGA number | 11452 |
ARLHS number | NOR-211 |
Norway number | NF-7476 |
Skrova Lighthouse (Norwegian: Skrova fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vågan in Nordland, Norway. It is located on a small skerry southwest of the island of Skrova which is in the Vestfjorden south of Austvågøya.
Skrova Lighthouse was first established in 1922 and it was automated in 2005. It was listed as a protected site in 1999. The 24.5-metre (80 ft) tall tower is red with two white horizontal stripes. The light on top gives two white flashes every 45 seconds.