Flatøy Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Flatøy Lighthouse
This skeletal lighthouse stands 7 meters tall on a small island east of the Galtefjord entrance. It features a white lantern and gallery with a red roof, supported by four straight black piles. The light emits two white flashes every 8 seconds, with red and green sectors also present. Its focal height reaches 22.5 meters, providing a geographic range of 13.7 nautical miles. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels into and out of the Galtefjord, a significant inlet on Sorøya.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 22.5m
- Light Range
- 7NM (13.0 km)
- Geographic Range
- 13.7NM
Location
- City
- Hasvik
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Finnmark
- Sea Region
- small island on the east side of the entrance to the Galtefjord, a large inlet on the north side of Sorøya
- Latitude
- 70.7175°
- Longitude
- 22.6841°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Breivikbotn(10.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3836
- NGA No.
- 13840
- ARLHS No.
- NOR084
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q11969202 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- black
Structure: A 7m lantern and gallery, painted white with a red roof, supported by four black straightpiles.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Flatøy على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.