Gamnes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gamnes Lighthouse
Also known as: Gamnes (Gamneset)
The Gamnes lighthouse consists of a 6-meter tall square wood tower topped with a red lantern roof. The focal height reaches 15 meters. Painted white, its structure includes a lantern room and gallery. The light characteristic is Oc(2) WRG 8s, displaying white, red, and green flashes every 8 seconds over a distance of 11.9 nautical miles. Access to the site is permitted, but the tower is not open for entry. Vannvag, 14.8 kilometers distant, is the closest port.
Why it matters: This navigation aid marks the waterways near Karlsøy, assisting vessels in this northern Norwegian region.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Location
- City
- Karlsøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Troms
- Sea Region
- northeastern coast of Ringvassøya
- Latitude
- 69.9046°
- Longitude
- 19.4762°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Vannvag(14.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L3660
- NGA No.
- 13472
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern roof
- Material
- wood
Structure: square wood tower with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Gamnes على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.