Digranes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Digranes Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse, standing 19 meters tall, was built in 1947 on an islet located 3 kilometers east of Bakkafjörður. Its structure is a red, cylindrical tower topped with a lantern and gallery. The focal height reaches 28 meters, and it emits a long white, red, or green flash every 20 seconds, varying by direction. Construction of the tower was finished during World War II, but it was not activated until after the war concluded. The lighthouse is operational and has a geographic range of 14.9 nautical miles.
Why it matters: Completed during World War II, this lighthouse offers precise directional guidance through its color-changing light, assisting vessels navigating the coastal waters near Bakkafjörður.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- LFl W R G 20s
- Focal Height
- 28m
- Geographic Range
- 14.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1947
Significant events: completed during World War II and activated after the war
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Thorshofn(16.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4714
- NGA No.
- 18908
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-033
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Sea Region
- on an islet just off a cape 3 km east of the fishing town of Bakkafjörður
- Latitude
- 66.0575°
- Longitude
- -14.7331°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Digranes على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.