Ryvingen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Ryvingen Lighthouse
Constructed in 1867, Ryvingen Lighthouse stands as Norway's southernmost light station on the island of Låven, southeast of Mandal. The 23-meter cylindrical tower, built from cast iron, displays a white light with a single white horizontal band on its red exterior. Its operational lantern room and gallery are attached to a 1-1/2 story crew quarters building. This facility guides vessels with a white flash every 40 seconds, visible for 19 nautical miles. The station, staffed until 2002, was the first in Norway to be converted to electric power in the 1890s.
Why it matters: Ryvingen Lighthouse is significant as Norway's southernmost light station, marking the entrance to the Skagerrak and the southern coast. Its early adoption of electricity in the 1890s demonstrates a pioneering role in modernizing Norwegian lighthouse technology.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 4 flashes
- Interval
- 40s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 40s
- Focal Height
- 52m
- Geographic Range
- 19NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1867
Significant events: first Norwegian lighthouse to be converted to electricity (1890s), staffed until 2002, transferred to the town of Mandal
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Mandal(3.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B3014
- NGA No.
- 1572
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-191
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q1780632 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 23m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red with one white horizontal band
- Material
- cast iron
Structure: round cast iron tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-1/2 story crew quarters building
Location
- City
- Lindesnes
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Agder
- Sea Region
- Norway's southernmost light station, on an island about 5 km southeast of Mandal
- Latitude
- 57.9680°
- Longitude
- 7.4916°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Ryvingen على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.