Gunnarnes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gunnarnes Lighthouse
The Gunnarnes Lighthouse, located in Finnmark, Norway, near Måsøy, is a cylindrical fiberglass tower. Measuring 11 meters in height, it is painted white and features a red roof and lantern. This structure, which replaced an earlier short skeletal tower, has a focal height of 11 meters. The light characteristic is Oc(2) WRG 8s, with a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles. Access to the site is permitted, but the tower is not open to visitors. It is situated on the east side of Rolvsøy.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for maritime traffic in the waters around Rolvsøy, marking the approach to Gunnarnes.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
Significant events: Earlier light, a short skeletal tower, replaced by current structure
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red roof
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: round fiberglass tower with lantern and gallery colored white with a red roof
Location
- City
- Måsøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Finnmark
- Sea Region
- Gunnarnes, a village on the east side of Rolvsøy
- Latitude
- 70.9922°
- Longitude
- 24.1290°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ingoy(5.6 km)
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-430
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