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
| 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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References
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External links
- [http://www.fyr.no/fyrene Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening] {{in lang|no}}
- [http://www.sommerminner.com/Tennholmen%20114.jpg-for-web-large.jpg Picture of Tennholmen Lighthouse]
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Category:Lighthouses completed in 1901
Category:Lighthouses in Nordland
Category:Buildings and structures in Bodø
Category:1901 establishments in Norway
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