Holmengrå Lighthouse

Holmengrå Lighthouse (Norwegian: Holmengrå fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Fedje in Vestland county, Norway. It sits on a tiny island in the mouth of the Fensfjorden and Fedjefjorden, near a busy shipping lane headed to the Mongstad industrial area.

Holmengrå Lighthouse
View of Holmengrå Lighthouse
LocationHolmengra, Fedje, Norway
Coordinates60°50′35″N 4°38′58″E
Tower
Constructed1892 
Constructionmasonry 
Automated1986 
Height16 m (52 ft) 
Shapesquare 
Markingswhite (tower), red (lantern) 
RaconT 
Light
Focal height35.5 m (116 ft) 
Intensity44,000 candela 
Range13 nmi (24 km; 15 mi) (white), 10 nmi (19 km; 12 mi) (red), 9 nmi (17 km; 10 mi) (green) 
CharacteristicIso WRG 6s 
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