Slettnes Lighthouse

This lighthouse was built from 1903 to 1905. The round cast iron tower is {{convert|39|m}} tall and it is painted red with two white horizontal bands. The light on top emits one long (2.5 sec) white flash every 20 seconds. The light burns from 12 August until 24 April each year. It doesn't burn during the summer due to the midnight sun.{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Slettnes_fyr|title=Slettnes fyr|author=Store norske leksikon|author-link=Store norske leksikon|language=no|access-date=2013-02-23}} In 1922 the lighthouse got a foghorn with a siren, which gave a signal every thirty seconds, helping in fog and bad visibility. The foghorn could be heard in form of a one to two tone signal with a range of {{convert|6|nmi|km mi}}. The fog horn was in use until 1985.{{cite web|url=http://www.kystmuseene.no/slettnes-lighthouse-71d0533n.4999891-112657.html|title=Slettnes lighthouse 71°05'33"N|publisher=Gamvik museum|access-date=2013-02-23}}

The lighthouse was heavily damaged during World War II by German troops, but it was painstakingly restored after the war. The restored station was designed by architects Blakstad and Munthe-Kaas and it was completed in 1948. The station is owned by the Kystverket and managed by Gamvik Municipality as a tourist center, and overnight accommodations are available in the station buildings. In 1998, the lighthouse was listed as a heritage site. The lighthouse was automated in 2005.{{Cite rowlett|norno4|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-02-23}}

It has a tundra climate (Köppen: ET) bordering on subarctic (Köppen: Dfc).

{{Weather box| location = Slettnes Fyr, Norway (1991-2020)| width= auto| single line = Y| metric first = Y| Jan high C =-0.6| Feb high C =-1.2| Mar high C =-0.2| Apr high C =2.1| May high C =5.9| Jun high C =8.8| Jul high C =12.0| Aug high C =12.1| Sep high C =9.7| Oct high C =5.2| Nov high C = 2.1| Dec high C = 0.7| year high C =4.7| Jan low C =-5.9| Feb low C =-6.4| Mar low C =-4.8| Apr low C =-1.9| May low C =1.8| Jun low C =5.0| Jul low C =7.8| Aug low C =8.0| Sep low C =5.7| Oct low C =1.3| Nov low C =-2.3| Dec low C =-4.2| year low C =0.3| Jan mean C =-3.2| Feb mean C =-3.6| Mar mean C =-2.3| Apr mean C =0.2| May mean C =3.8| Jun mean C =6.7| Jul mean C =9.6| Aug mean C =9.9| Sep mean C =7.7| Oct mean C =3.4| Nov mean C =0.0| Dec mean C =-1.6| year mean C =2.6|precipitation colour = green| Jan precipitation mm =53.3| Feb precipitation mm =51.9| Mar precipitation mm =48.5| Apr precipitation mm =34.9| May precipitation mm =32.7| Jun precipitation mm =44.8| Jul precipitation mm =45.9| Aug precipitation mm =55.2| Sep precipitation mm =59.1| Oct precipitation mm =68.1| Nov precipitation mm =50.3| Dec precipitation mm =48.7| year precipitation mm =593.5| unit precipitation days = 1 mm| Jan precipitation days =14.2| Feb precipitation days =12.6| Mar precipitation days =12.5| Apr precipitation days =9.6| May precipitation days =10.1| Jun precipitation days =9.0| Jul precipitation days =8.8| Aug precipitation days =10.1| Sep precipitation days =13.1| Oct precipitation days =16.6| Nov precipitation days =12.8| Dec precipitation days =12.5| year precipitation days =141.9|Jan sun =|Feb sun =|Mar sun =|Apr sun =|May sun =|Jun sun =|Jul sun =|Aug sun =|Sep sun =|Oct sun =|Nov sun =|Dec sun =|year sun =

| Jan record high C = 7.3

| Feb record high C = 6.2

| Mar record high C = 7.2

| Apr record high C = 13.6

| May record high C = 19.8

| Jun record high C = 24.0

| Jul record high C = 31.4

| Aug record high C = 26.0

| Sep record high C = 22.2

| Oct record high C = 16.0

| Nov record high C = 9.5

| Dec record high C = 7.6

| Jan record low C = -20.9

| Feb record low C = -19.8

| Mar record low C = -16.7

| Apr record low C = -12.8

| May record low C = -7.1

| Jun record low C = -2.8

| Jul record low C = 3.6

| Aug record low C = 2.3

| Sep record low C = -1.6

| Oct record low C = -9.5

| Nov record low C = -13.5

| Dec record low C = -16.8

|source 1 = Norwegian Meteorological Institute (precipitation 1991-2005){{cite web

| url = https://seklima.met.no/

| title = Seklima - Observations and weather statistics

| publisher = Norwegian Meteorological Institute

| accessdate = December 14, 2023

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File:Slettnes lighthouse 08.jpg|Slettnes lighthouse

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File:Slettnes lighthouse 04.jpg|Slettnes lighthouse, stairs

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