Landegode Lighthouse
{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Bodø, Norway}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Landegode Lighthouse
Landegode fyrstasjon
| image =
| caption = View of the lighthouse
| mapframe-zoom = 7
| mapframe-marker = lighthouse
| mapframe-caption = Location of the lighthouse
| yearbuilt = 1902
| yearlit =
| automated = 1988
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = cast iron
| shape = cylindrical
| marking = red with 2 white stripes
| height = {{convert|29|m}}
| focalheight = {{convert|40.8|m}}
| lens =
| currentlens =
| intensity = 1,460,000 candela
| range = {{convert|16|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}
| fogsignal =
| country = Norway
| countrynumber = 704500
| managingagent = Skagen Hotel
}}
Landegode Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Landegode fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the small island of Eggløysa just north of Landegode, about {{convert|18|km}} north of the town of Bodø and about {{convert|18|km}} southwest of the village of Kjerringøy.{{cite web|url=http://turliv.no/bodo2/landegode.html|title =Landego(de) fyr og Nesjan (Landegode)|website=turliv.no |access-date=2017-12-16}}
History
The lighthouse was built in 1902 and automated in 1988. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1999. The red, round, iron tower is {{convert|29|m}} tall and it has two white horizontal stripes painted on the tower. The 1,460,000-candela light can be seen for about {{convert|15|nmi|km mi}}. The light sits at an elevation of {{convert|40.8|m}} above sea level. It emits three flashes of white light every 40 seconds. The light is active from dusk to dawn from 4 August until 2 May each year. The light is not active in the summer due to the midnight sun in the region.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Landegode fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Landegode_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=2011-12-13}}{{cite book|year=2018|url=http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste|publisher=Fagbokforl. |isbn=9788245015959|access-date=2018-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143229/http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=483:landegode-fyrstasjon&catid=112:nordland&Itemid=587|title=Landegode Fyrstasjon|author=Norske Fyrhistorisk Forening|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-03-14}}{{Cite rowlett|norno|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2018-11-25}}
See also
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References
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External links
- [http://www.fyr.no/fyrene Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening] {{in lang|no}}
- {{commons category-inline|Landegode fyr}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1902
Category:Lighthouses in Nordland
Category:Buildings and structures in Bodø
Category:Listed lighthouses in Norway
Category:1902 establishments in Norway
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