Stabben Lighthouse
{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Kinn, Norway}}
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{{Infobox lighthouse
| name = Stabben Lighthouse
| image = Stabben fyrstasjon NFL 2566.tif
| caption = View of the lighthouse
| location = Kinn
Vestland
Norway
| coordinates = {{coord|61|36|02.7|N|04|57|19.0|E|display=inline,title}}
| yearbuilt = 1867
| automated = 1975
| construction = masonry
| shape = square tower on roof of keeper's house
| marking = white tower, red balcony and lantern
| height = {{convert|15.6|m}}
| focalheight = {{convert|16.2|m}}
| lens = 4th order Fresnel lens
| intensity = 5,000 candela
| range = {{convert|6.6|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}
| characteristic = Oc (3) WRG 10s.
| managingagent = Sogn og Fjordane Fylkeskommune
}}
Stabben Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Stabben fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse located in Kinn municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The lighthouse sit on top of a tiny, {{convert|300|m2|adj=on}}, rocky island in the fjord, about {{convert|3|km}} northwest of the town of Florø.
History
It was established in 1867, renovated and upgraded in 1905, and automated in 1975. It was listed as a protected site in 1999.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Stabben fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Stabben_fyr |language=no|access-date=13 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=541:stabben-fyrstasjon&catid=99:sogn-og-fjordane&Itemid=579 |publisher=Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening |title=Stabben fyrstasjon |language=no |access-date=13 February 2012}}
The {{convert|16|m|adj=on}} tall square masonry tower rises from the seaward end of a {{frac|2|1|2}}-story masonry lighthouse keeper's house. The 4th order Fresnel lens (installed in 1905) remains in use. At the top of the tower, there is a white, red, or green light (depending on direction) that is occulting three times every 10 seconds.{{cite book|year=2012|url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|author-link=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=no|title=Norske Fyrliste 2012|isbn=9788245013542|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054604/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|archive-date=2013-09-21}}{{Cite rowlett|norw1b|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-11-13}}
See also
References
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External links
{{Commons category|position=left|Stabben fyrstasjon}}
- [http://www.fyr.no/fyrene Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening] {{in lang|no}}
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1867
Category:Lighthouses in Vestland