Kolbeinstangi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kolbeinstangi Lighthouse
This cylindrical concrete lighthouse stands 19 meters tall, with its focal height reaching 24 meters. Built and first lit in 1942, it features a square concrete tower topped with a lantern and gallery. Its vertical stripes appear as black from a distance, a distinctive visual characteristic. The light emits a sequence of two white, green, or red flashes every 10 seconds, visible for 14.1 nautical miles. The site is accessible to the public, although the tower itself is closed. An access road was chained in 2020.
Why it matters: Serving as a leading light for Vopnafjörður, this structure guides vessels into the village's harbor, directly supporting local fishing activities and maritime traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- LFl (2) WGR 10s
- Focal Height
- 24m
- Geographic Range
- 14.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1942
Significant events: access road chained in 2020
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 19m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- appears to have black vertical stripes
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Vopnafjarðarhreppur
- Sea Region
- Vopnafjörður, Iceland, serving as a leading light for the village of Vopnafjörður
- Latitude
- 65.7689°
- Longitude
- -14.7922°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Vopnafjordur(1.4 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-064
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.