Straumnes Northwest Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Straumnes Northwest Lighthouse
Built in 1919, the Straumnes Northwest lighthouse is a square pyramidal concrete tower standing 24 meters tall. Its exterior is painted yellow with a red gallery, and it emits a white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 15.3 nautical miles. The structure was covered with concrete in 1930, reinforcing it against the elements. Located at the northwestern corner of Iceland on a peninsula, the lighthouse is near the port of Bolungarvik, 16.7 kilometers away. The site is open to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the northwestern corner of Iceland, a critical navigational point for vessels traversing the North Atlantic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 30m
- Light Range
- 10NM (18.5 km)
- Geographic Range
- 15.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1919
Significant events: covered with concrete in 1930
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 24m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- yellow, gallery red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square pyramidal concrete-covered tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Ísafjarðarbær
- Sea Region
- tip of a peninsula marking the northwestern corner of Iceland
- Latitude
- 66.4307°
- Longitude
- -23.1353°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Bolungarvik(16.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4604
- NGA No.
- 115-18632
- ARLHS No.
- ICE-088
- Wikidata
- Q3378407 →
- OpenStreetMap
- View on OSM →
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