Færder Lighthouse (Norwegian: Færder fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Færder in Vestfold county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the archipelago Tristein, three small islands in the outer Oslofjord. It was first lit in 1857 as a replacement of the former Store Færder Lighthouse. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1997.[1][2][3]
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| Location | Tjøme, Færder, Norway |
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| Coordinates | 59°01′36″N 10°31′29″E / 59.02678°N 10.52459°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1857  |
| Construction | cast iron (tower) |
| Height | 43 m (141 ft) |
| Shape | truncated cone |
| Markings | red (tower) , stripe (1, white, horizontal direction) |
| Racon | T |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 47 m (154 ft) |
| Intensity | 3,570,000 candela |
| Range | 19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl(2) W 10s |
Færder Lighthouse is the second-oldest in Norway.[4]
Climate edit
Færder has a continental climate (Dfb) that is heavily moderated by the ocean.
| Climate data for Fæder Fyr 1961-1990, extremes 1959-2011 | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 10.7 (51.3) |
10.5 (50.9) |
12.6 (54.7) |
17.5 (63.5) |
24.5 (76.1) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.0 (82.4) |
27.8 (82.0) |
23.0 (73.4) |
17.6 (63.7) |
14.5 (58.1) |
12.2 (54.0) |
28.0 (82.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 1.0 (33.8) |
0.5 (32.9) |
2.8 (37.0) |
6.8 (44.2) |
12.7 (54.9) |
17.6 (63.7) |
19.0 (66.2) |
18.4 (65.1) |
15.0 (59.0) |
10.9 (51.6) |
6.4 (43.5) |
3.3 (37.9) |
9.5 (49.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | −2.2 (28.0) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−0.6 (30.9) |
2.9 (37.2) |
8.3 (46.9) |
13.1 (55.6) |
14.9 (58.8) |
14.6 (58.3) |
11.6 (52.9) |
7.9 (46.2) |
3.2 (37.8) |
−0.3 (31.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −18.2 (−0.8) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
−13.0 (8.6) |
−6.4 (20.5) |
0.5 (32.9) |
5.0 (41.0) |
8.1 (46.6) |
9.3 (48.7) |
4.7 (40.5) |
−3.3 (26.1) |
−9.5 (14.9) |
−16.3 (2.7) |
−20.8 (−5.4) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 47 (1.9) |
36 (1.4) |
45 (1.8) |
38 (1.5) |
50 (2.0) |
48 (1.9) |
54 (2.1) |
73 (2.9) |
76 (3.0) |
92 (3.6) |
80 (3.1) |
54 (2.1) |
693 (27.3) |
| Average precipitation days | 9.3 | 6.6 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 9.8 | 11.0 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 102.6 |
| Source: Met Norway Eklima | |||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Færder fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ "Lille Færder (Tristein) fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 25 January 2012.
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: West Oslofjord". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 8 March 2016.
- ^ Børresen, Svein E. (2004). Vestfoldboka: en reise i kultur og natur. Skagerrak forl. Page 134. ISBN 9788292284070.
External links edit
Media related to Færder fyr at Wikimedia Commons- Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening (in Norwegian)
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