Kópasker Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kópasker Lighthouse
Also known as: Kópasker (Grimshafnartangi)
Built in 1951, this 14-meter concrete tower was first illuminated the same year. The structure is white with narrow black vertical stripes, and the lantern is painted red. It is a cylindrical tower with a lantern and gallery, its light positioned at a focal height of 21 meters. The lighthouse produces a directional white, red, and green light with a 20-second cycle. It stands on a headland marking the north access to the harbor of Kópasker, located on Iceland's northeastern peninsula between Öxarfjörður and Melrakkaslétta.
Why it matters: The Kópasker lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for fishing boats and other vessels approaching the harbor of Kópasker, a main port on Öxarfjörður. Its directional illumination assists in guiding craft through the harbor entrance, enhancing maritime security in an area with difficult coastal conditions.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White, Red, Green (directional)
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- LFl (WRG) 20s
- Focal Height
- 21m
- Geographic Range
- 13.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1951
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with narrow black vertical stripes, lantern red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Norðurþing
- Sea Region
- A small fishing port on the east side of the Öxarfjörður and the west side of the Melrakkaslétta, Iceland's northeastern peninsula. Located on a promontory on the north side of the entrance to the harbor of Kópasker.
- Latitude
- 66.3064°
- Longitude
- -16.4679°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kopasker - hofn(0.8 km)
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.