Skrova Lighthouse
{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Vågan, Norway}}
{{Use dmy dates |date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Skrova Lighthouse
Skrova Fyr
Saltværsholmen
| image =
| caption = View of the lighthouse
| mapframe-zoom = 6
| mapframe-marker = lighthouse
| mapframe-caption = Location of the lighthouse
| location = Vågan Municipality, Nordland, Norway
| yearbuilt = 1922
| yearlit =
| automated = 2005
| yeardeactivated =
| foundation =
| construction = cast iron
| shape = Cylindrical
| marking = Red with 2 white stripes
| height = {{convert|24.5|m}}
| focalheight = {{convert|41|m}}
| lens =
| currentlens =
| intensity = 2,298,000 candela
| range = {{convert|18|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}
| characteristic =
| fogsignal =
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| country = Norway
| countrynumber = 747600
}}
Skrova Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Skrova fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on a small skerry southwest of the island of Skrova which is in the Vestfjorden south of the island of Austvågøya.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Skrova fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |url=http://snl.no/Skrova_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=12 January 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=487:skrova-fyrstasjon&catid=112:nordland&Itemid=587 |publisher=Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening |title=Skrova fyrstasjon (Saltværsholmen) |language=Norwegian |accessdate=12 January 2012}}
History
Skrova Lighthouse was designed by Carl Wiig in 1920, and a team of carpenters from Volda was hired to build it. It was first established in 1922 and it was automated in 2005. It was listed as a protected site in 1999. The {{convert|24.5|m|adj=on}} tall tower is red with two white horizontal stripes. The light on top gives two white flashes every 45 seconds at an elevation of {{convert|41|m}}. The 2,298,000-candela
light can be seen for up to {{convert|18|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}.{{cite book|year=2018|url=http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste|isbn=9788245015959|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-date=2018-06-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143229/http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{Cite rowlett|norno1|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|Skrova fyr}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1922
Category:Lighthouses in Nordland
Category:Listed lighthouses in Norway
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