Öndverðarnes Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Öndverðarnes Lighthouse
Öndverðarnes lighthouse stands at the extreme northwestern tip of the Snæfells Peninsula in Iceland. Built in 1973, its structure consists of a yellow, one-story concrete equipment room topped by a red, four-meter octagonal cast iron lantern. The focal height of the light is eleven meters. This lighthouse emits a single white flash every three seconds, visible for nearly eleven nautical miles. It is located about 2.5 km north of the Svörtuloft lighthouse.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding maritime traffic safely around the exposed northwestern tip of the Snæfells Peninsula, a critical point for vessels traversing the Icelandic coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1973
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rif(6.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4540
- NGA No.
- 18428
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-099
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- octagonal
- Tower Color
- yellow and red
- Material
- cast iron, concrete
Structure: A 4m octagonal cast iron lantern, painted red, sits atop a small 1-story square concrete equipment room, painted yellow.
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Snæfellsbær
- Sea Region
- extreme northwestern tip of the Snæfells Peninsula, about 2.5 km north of the Svörtuloft lighthouse
- Latitude
- 64.8851°
- Longitude
- -24.0445°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Öndverðarnes على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.