Kvaløytåi Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kvaløytåi Lighthouse
Kvaløytåi lighthouse is a 6.5-meter fiberglass tower situated on the northern tip of Kvaløy, the largest island in the Feøy archipelago. The structure is painted white with two black horizontal bands and a red roof. Its light is positioned 12.5 meters above sea level and has a geographic range of 11.2 nautical miles. The light emits white, red, and green flashes in a 5-second cycle. While the lighthouse site is open to the public, the tower itself is closed to visitors. The nearest port, Haugesund, is located 3.2 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels around the northern tip of Kvaløy, a key point within the Feøy archipelago. Its sector light provides precise directional information to prevent groundings in the complex surrounding waters.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl WGR 5s
- Focal Height
- 12.5m
- Geographic Range
- 11.2NM
Location
- City
- Karmøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Rogaland
- Sea Region
- northern tip of Kvaløy, the largest island of Feøy
- Latitude
- 59.4033°
- Longitude
- 5.1571°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Haugesund(3.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B3556
- NGA No.
- 2864
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- white with two black horizontal bands, red roof
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: fiberglass tower colored white with two black horizontal bands; roof is red
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kvaløytåi على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.