Suðurfjörutangi Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Suðurfjörutangi Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse
This navigational aid is a cylindrical, white concrete tower standing 4 meters tall with a lantern. It has a focal height of 8 meters and emits a white light with a single 1.5-second flash. The tower is situated on the south side of the fjord, approximately 300 meters west of the Hvanney lighthouse. It serves as the rear light for an entrance range guiding vessels into Höfn, a fishing port located about 1 kilometer away. The geographic range of the light is 9.7 nautical miles.
Why it matters: As the rear light of an entrance range, this structure provides essential directional guidance for vessels entering and exiting the fjord, supporting the safe navigation of the fishing port of Höfn.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White, Red, Green
- Interval
- 1.5s
- Raw Code
- Fl 1.5s
- Focal Height
- 8m
- Geographic Range
- 9.7NM
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇸Iceland
- Region
- Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður
- Sea Region
- Entrance range for Höfn, a fishing port, located on the south side of the fjord about 300 m west of Hvanney lighthouse.
- Latitude
- 64.2319°
- Longitude
- -15.2004°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Hofn, Hornafjordur(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L4768.21
- NGA No.
- 19092.1
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 4m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower with lantern
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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