Nyholmen Lighthouse

{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Norway}}

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|name = Nyholmen Lighthouse
Nyholmen fyrstasjon

|caption = View of the lighthouse

|mapframe-zoom = 8

|mapframe-marker = lighthouse

|mapframe-caption = Location of the lighthouse

|location = Nordland, Norway

|yearbuilt = 2017 (current)

|automated = 1907

|yeardeactivated = 2017 (second)

|construction = fiberglass

|shape = cylindrical tower

|marking = white tower, red roof

|country = Norway

|countrynumber = 698000

|module = {{Infobox lighthouse | qid = Q108799879 | embed = yes | name = Original light}}

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Nyholmen Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Nyholmen fyr}}, formerly called Bodø fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the extreme southwestern tip of a small island (connected to the mainland by a causeway) in the northern part of the harbour for the town of Bodø.

The light sits atop a {{convert|7.4|m|adj=on}} tall white, fiberglass tower. The light sits at an elevation of {{convert|7.6|m}} above sea level. It flashes white, red, or green light (depending on direction), occulting once every six seconds.{{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}}

History

The original lighthouse was built in 1875 and it consisted of a {{convert|5|m|adj=on}} tall octagonal cast iron tower attached to the front corner of a stone, white, {{frac|1|1|2}}-story keeper's house. That light was discontinued in 1907 when a new tower was built closer to the southwestern tip of the island. The new light was automated on the top of a concrete tower. The old lighthouse was transferred to the Society for the Preservation of Ancient Norwegian Monuments in 1987. In 2017, the old 110-year-old concrete light tower was taken down and replaced with a similar fiberglass tower.{{Cite rowlett|norno|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2018-11-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=482:bodonyholmen-fyrstasjon&catid=112:nordland&Itemid=587|title=Bodø/Nyholmen fyrstasjon|author=Norske Fyrhistorisk Forening|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2012-03-14}}

See also

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References

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