Røytingkalven Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Røytingkalven Lighthouse
Røytingkalven is a square tower with a 6-meter lantern and gallery, painted white with a red roof, atop a black pedestal. The structure stands 14 meters above sea level. Its light emits two white, red, or green flashes every 8 seconds, with a geographic range of 11.6 nautical miles. Located on the north side of the Fensfjord, it marks a bottleneck in the inside passage. The site is accessible to the public, though the tower itself remains closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for maritime safety, guiding vessels through the narrow Fensfjord bottleneck and the approach to the Sognefjord from the south.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Occulting
- Light Color
- White/Red/Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 8s
- Raw Code
- Oc(2) WRG 8s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Location
- City
- Gulen
- Country
- 🇳🇴Norway
- Region
- Vestland
- Sea Region
- North side of the Fensfjord, marking a bottleneck of the inside passage, guiding vessels approaching the Sognefjord from the south.
- Latitude
- 60.8725°
- Longitude
- 4.7796°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fedje(5.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B4238
- NGA No.
- 4284
- Wikidata
- Q11998970 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- Lantern white with a red roof, pedestal black
Structure: A 6m lantern and gallery on a square pedestal. The lantern is white with a red roof, and the pedestal is black.
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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