Tennholmen Lighthouse

{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Norway}}

{{Infobox lighthouse

| name = Tennholmen Lighthouse
Tennholmen fyrstasjon

| image =

| caption = View of the lighthouse

| mapframe-zoom = 7

| mapframe-marker = lighthouse

| mapframe-caption = Location of the lighthouse

| location = Nordland, Norway

| yearbuilt = 1 October 1901

| yearlit =

| automated = 1988

| yeardeactivated =

| foundation =

| construction = wooden

| shape = square tower on the keeper's house roof

| marking = white tower, red top

| height = {{convert|14.4|m}}

| focalheight = {{convert|27.3|m}}

| lens =

| currentlens =

| intensity = 487,600 candela

| range = {{convert|15.5|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}}

| fogsignal =

| country = Norway

| countrynumber = 700000

}}

Tennholmen Lighthouse ({{langx|no|Tennholmen fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse in Bodø Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Vestfjorden on one of the Tennholman islands, just west of the Givær islands, about {{convert|32|km}} due west of the town of Bodø.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Tennholmen_fyr|title=Tennholmen fyr|editor-first=Tor|editor-last=Wisting|accessdate=2018-11-25|date=2009-02-15|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}}

The {{convert|14.4|m|adj=on}} tall light is mounted on the roof of a {{frac|1|1|2}}-story wood house where the keeper lived. The lighthouse is painted white and the light tower is red. The light sits at an elevation of {{convert|27.3|m}} above sea level. The white light flashes once every 30 seconds. The 487,600-candela light can be seen for up to {{convert|15.5|nmi|km mi}}. The light is active from dusk to dawn from 4 August until 2 May each year. The light is inactive during the summers due to the midnight sun in the region.{{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-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|norno|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2018-11-25}}

See also

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