Moholmen Lighthouse

Moholmen Lighthouse
*Moholmen fyrstasjon*
	View of the lighthouse
	Location of the lighthouse
Location	Vågan Municipality, Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	68°09′27″N 14°24′18″E / 68.1575°N 14.405°E
Tower
Constructed	1914
Construction	cast iron
Automated	1974
Height	13.3 metres (44 ft)
Shape	square truncated pyramid tower
Markings	white with red top
Light
First lit	1936
Focal height	23.1 metres (76 ft)
Intensity	54,900 candela
Range	Red: 10.9 nmi (20.2 km; 12.5 mi); Green: 10.4 nmi (19.3 km; 12.0 mi); White: 13.5 nmi (25.0 km; 15.5 mi)
Characteristic	Oc(2) WRG 8s
Norway no.	752500

Moholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Moholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Vågan Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small island in the Vestfjorden about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) southwest of the village of Kabelvåg and about 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) straight west of the Skrova Lighthouse.^[1]^[2]

History

This is the original tower that was moved from Moholmen to Tranøy, Hamarøy

Moholmen Lighthouse was originally built in 1914. The original tower was moved to the island of Tranøy in Hamarøy Municipality in 1936. A new tower was built at Moholmen, and that tower was automated in 1974. The current tower is 13.3 metres (44 ft) tall, and at the top there is a white, red or green light (depending on direction), occulting twice every 8 seconds. The 54,900-candela light can be seen for up to 13.5 nmi (25.0 km; 15.5 mi). The white tower is cast iron and built in a square pyramidal shape.^[3]^[4]

References

^ Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Moholmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Moholmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ "Tranøy fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
^ Kystverket (2011). Norske Fyrliste 2011 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245010398. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2012.