Garðskagi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Garðskagi Lighthouse
A cylindrical concrete tower standing 27 meters tall, the Garðskagi lighthouse was built in 1944. It is painted white with two narrow red horizontal bands and emits a white flash every 5 seconds. The lighthouse is situated on Garðskagi, the northwestern tip of the Reykjanes peninsula, approximately 8 kilometers northwest of Keflavík. Although operational in 1944, it was replaced by a taller structure and subsequently refurbished. The original tower, now inactive as a lighthouse, serves as a bird observation tower, with its site open to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse served as an early navigational aid for vessels navigating the waters of the Reykjanes peninsula. Its repurposing as a bird observation tower demonstrates a creative preservation of maritime heritage alongside ecological tourism.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 27m
- Geographic Range
- 14.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1944
Significant events: Inactive since 1944, replaced by a taller tower, refurbished and put to use as a bird observation tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 27m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with two narrow red horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Suðurnesjabær
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Sea Region
- Located on Garðskagi (Cape Garð), the northwestern tip of the Reykjanes peninsula, about 8 km (5 mi) northwest of Keflavík.
- Latitude
- 64.0819°
- Longitude
- -22.6895°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Gardur(1.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4480
- NGA No.
- 18196
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-015
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