Glettinganes Lighthouse
Fl (2) White 30s🇮🇸ISOperational
Location & Light Range
About Glettinganes Lighthouse
The Glettinganes Lighthouse, built and first lit in 1931, is a 20-meter tall, square concrete tower. It is painted yellow and features a red lantern room and gallery. The light source is situated 25 meters above sea level. It produces a white flash that repeats every 30 seconds, with a geographic range of 14.3 nautical miles. The site is accessible, but the tower structure remains closed to visitors. The closest harbor, Stodhvarfjordur, lies 3.9 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: This structure provides a navigation aid, marking the headland east of Bakkagerði, Iceland.
Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl (2) White 30s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 30s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1931
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 20m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- yellow with a red lantern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Fjarðabyggð
- Sea Region
- Located on a very prominent cape about 12 km east of Bakkagerði.
- Latitude
- 64.8744°
- Longitude
- -13.7660°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Stodhvarfjordur(3.9 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-040
- Wikidata
- Q3378229 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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