Sletringen Lighthouse
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Sletringen Lighthouse is a lighthouse
just off coast of Titran
in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. It is Norway's tallest lighthouse. The lighthouse has a secondary light also. The main light is a flashing white light with a two blink pattern and it can be seen for 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi). The secondary light is a white isophase light that can be seen for 14.6 nmi (27 km; 16.8 mi)
The lighthouse is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun
in Norway
. The lighthouse is also equipped with a foghorn
.
The lighthouse lost power in 2008, and the power supply has not been restored.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
just off coast of Titran
Titran
Titran is a village in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located at the western end of the island of Frøya, about west of Hammarvika and Sistranda. The Sletringen Lighthouse is located on a small islet off the coast of Titran. The village is centered around...
in the municipality of Frøya in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. It is Norway's tallest lighthouse. The lighthouse has a secondary light also. The main light is a flashing white light with a two blink pattern and it can be seen for 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi). The secondary light is a white isophase light that can be seen for 14.6 nmi (27 km; 16.8 mi)
The lighthouse is lit from July 21 until May 16 each year. It is not lit during the summer due to the midnight sun
Midnight sun
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous...
in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The lighthouse is also equipped with a foghorn
Foghorn
A foghorn or fog signal or fog bell is a device that uses sound to warn vehicles of hazards or boats of the presence of other vehicles in foggy conditions. The term is most often used in relation to marine transport...
.
The lighthouse lost power in 2008, and the power supply has not been restored.