Þormóðssker Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Þormóðssker Lighthouse
Also known as: Þormóðssker (Thormodhssker)
This concrete lighthouse stands 23 meters tall on Thormodh's Skerry, a small rocky island located about 13 kilometers northwest of Akranes in Faxaflói. Built and first lit in 1947, its cylindrical tower features a lantern and gallery. The concrete structure is distinguished by black panels on each face, creating the appearance of a vertical stripe. The light emits a long flash of white, red, or green every 20 seconds, depending on the direction. This light has a geographic range of 16.2 nautical miles and a focal height of 35 meters. The lighthouse is operational and located approximately 9.3 kilometers from the nearest port of Akranes.
Why it matters: The lighthouse warns mariners away from Thormodh's Skerry and provides precise directional guidance with its sector light as ships approach or leave Akranes.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Light Color
- White, Red, Green
- Interval
- 20s
- Raw Code
- LFl WRG 20s
- Focal Height
- 35m
- Geographic Range
- 16.2NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1947
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Akranes(9.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4526
- NGA No.
- 18392
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-101
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 23m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- concrete with black panels giving the appearance of a black vertical stripe on each face
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Sea Region
- Thormodh's Skerry, a small rocky island in the Faxaflói about 13 km northwest of Akranes.
- Latitude
- 64.4331°
- Longitude
- -22.3103°
Nearby Vessels
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