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Stabben Lighthouse

Coastal lighthouse in Kinn, Norway

Lighthouse

61°36′02.7″N 04°57′19.0″E / 61.600750°N 4.955278°E / 61.600750; 4.955278TowerConstructed1867ConstructionmasonryAutomated1975Height15.6 metres (51 ft)Shapesquare tower on roof of keeper's houseMarkingswhite tower, red balcony and lanternOperatorSogn og Fjordane FylkeskommuneHeritagecultural property

LightFirst lit1905

Focal height16.2 metres (53 ft)Lens4th order Fresnel lensIntensity5,000 candelaRange6.6 nmi (12.2 km; 7.6 mi)CharacteristicOc (3) WRG 10s.

Stabben Lighthouse (Norwegian: Stabben fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Kinn municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sit on top of a tiny, 300-square-metre (3,200 sq ft), rocky island in the fjord, about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) northwest of the town of Florø.

History

It was established in 1867, renovated and upgraded in 1905, and automated in 1975. It was listed as a protected site in 1999.^[1]^[2]

The 16-metre (52 ft) tall square masonry tower rises from the seaward end of a 2+1⁄2-story masonry lighthouse keeper's house. The 4th order Fresnel lens (installed in 1905) remains in use. At the top of the tower, there is a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Stabben fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ "Stabben fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
^ Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 September 2013.
^ Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Sunnfjord (Florø Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 13 November 2013.