Selsker Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Selsker Lighthouse
The Selsker Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower constructed in 1947, standing 15 meters tall. It emits a long white flash followed by a white flash every 30 seconds, visible for 13.8 nautical miles. The structure, painted white with a red lantern, is mounted on a round concrete base and features a gallery. Located on a rocky reef 5 kilometers north-northwest of Munaðarnes cape, it marks the western entrance to Húnaflói bay. The site is open to visitors, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels through the western entrance to Húnaflói bay, warning them of the Munaðarnes cape and the surrounding rocky reef.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Long Flash
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- LFl.Fl W 30s
- Focal Height
- 23m
- Geographic Range
- 13.8NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1947
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with a red lantern
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a round concrete base
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Árneshreppur
- Sea Region
- marks Munaðarnes, a prominent cape on the north coast at the western entrance to the Húnaflói, a broad bay that separates the northwestern fjord region from the rest of northern Iceland. Located on a rocky reef 5 km (3 mi) north northwest of the cape.
- Latitude
- 66.0833°
- Longitude
- -21.5424°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Holmavik(23.0 km)
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-023
- Wikidata
- Q3378378 →
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Iceland، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.