Kråkenes Lighthouse
{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Norway}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Kråkenes Lighthouse
| image = Kråkenes lighthouse 1.jpg
| caption = View of the lighthouse
| location = Kinn Municipality
Vestland
Norway
| coordinates = {{coord|62|02|05.3|N|04|59|10|E|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1906
| automated = 1986
| construction = wooden tower
| marking = white tower, red lantern
| height = {{convert|10.5|m}}
| focalheight = {{convert|45.2|m}}
| intensity = 40,100 candela
| range = {{convert|12.8|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}
| characteristic = Oc WRG 6s.
| managingagent = Kråkenes Fyr
}}
Kråkenes Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Kråkenes fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse in Kinn Municipality in Vestland, Norway. It is located on a rocky, knife-like promontory jutting out of the northwestern tip of the island of Vågsøy.
History
It was first lit in 1906 and automated in 1986.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Kråkenes fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Kråkenes_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=1 October 2011}} The original lighthouse was destroyed by fire following an Allied air raid in 1945. The current lighthouse now houses a restaurant and has rooms available for overnight accommodations.
File:Kråkenes lighthouse during storm.jpg
File:Kråkenes Lighthouse summer1.JPG
The {{convert|10|m|adj=on}} tall lighthouse is attached to the seaward side of a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story wood keeper's house built into the rocky shoreline. The building is white and the lighthouse portion has a red roof. The light sits at an elevation of {{convert|42.5|m}} above sea level and it emits a white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting once every 6 seconds. The light can be seen for up to {{convert|12.8|nmi|km mi}}.{{Cite rowlett|norw1b|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-09-20}}{{cite book|year=2012|url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste 2012|isbn=9788245013542|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054604/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|archivedate=2013-09-21}}
See also
{{Portal|Norway}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Kråkenes fyr}}
- [http://www.fyr.no/fyrene Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1906
Category:Lighthouses in Vestland
Category:1906 establishments in Norway
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