Sveggesundet Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Sveggesundet Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse stands 7 meters tall on the northeast point of Englen, marking the entrance to the protected harbor of Sveggesundet. The structure is a 1-1/2 story square building with a lantern mounted on the roof. Its light cycles through white, red, and green, occulting once every 6 seconds to indicate direction. The focal height of the light is 12 meters, providing a geographic range of 11 nautical miles. Situated about 8 kilometers west of Kristiansund, the lighthouse is accessible only by boat.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is indispensable for safe navigation into the protected harbor of Sveggesundet, a critical haven for local fishing fleets and other maritime traffic in the region west of Kristiansund.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Oc WRG 6s
- Focal Height
- 12m
- Geographic Range
- 11NM
Location
- City
- Averøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Møre og Romsdal
- Sea Region
- Northeast point of Englen, marking the entrance to the protected harbor of Sveggesundet, about 8 km west of Kristiansund.
- Latitude
- 63.1145°
- Longitude
- 7.6629°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- black
- Material
- concrete
Structure: 1-1/2 story square building with lantern mounted on the roof
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kristiansund(2.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L1026
- NGA No.
- 6672
- ARLHS No.
- NOR-224
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