Vikingen Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Vikingen Lighthouse
The Vikingen Lighthouse is a 7-meter tall, cylindrical tower crowned with a red lantern and gallery. Its light is located 16 meters above sea level. The structure is painted white. The light characteristic is Oc(2) WRG 8s, indicating two white, red, or green flashes every 8 seconds, assigned based on direction. This lighthouse is positioned on an islet roughly 2 kilometers west-northwest of Tonnes, in the Nordland region of Norway. Its light reaches 12.2 nautical miles. Visitors can access the site, but the tower remains closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid marking the area around Tonnes, guiding ships through local channels and past submerged dangers with its colored light signals. It is located near the Arctic Circle Monument.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 16m
- Geographic Range
- 12.2NM
Location
- City
- Rødøy
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Nordland
- Sea Region
- An island off the end of a peninsula, approximately 2 km west northwest of Tonnes, Norway.
- Latitude
- 66.5319°
- Longitude
- 12.9694°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Rodoy(7.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- L2244
- NGA No.
- 9780
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 7m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- White with a red lantern
Structure: cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Norway، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.