white tower with two horizontal red bands, white balcony, red lantern
Power source
mains electricity
Heritage
heritage site in Norway
Light
First lit
1876 (current)
Focal height
36 m (118 ft)
Intensity
25,900 cd
Range
16.4 nmi (30.4 km; 18.9 mi)
Characteristic
Oc (2) WRG 8s.
Alnes lighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbor of the small fishing community of Alnes on Godøy island on the west coast of Norway. It is located on the north side of Godøy island in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county, about 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) northwest of Leitebakk.[1]
^Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Sunnmøre (Ålesund Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved February 26, 2016.
Alneslighthouse was established in 1852 to guide fishing boats safely to the harbor of the small fishing community of Alnes on Godøy island on the west...
located on the southern half of the island, separated from Alnes by a large mountain. Alnes is accessible through a tunnel through the mountainous center...
smaller islands within its boundaries. The AlnesLighthouse, Erkna Lighthouse, and Storholmen lighthouse are all located on islands in the municipality...
some decommissioned lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline. The sequence number follows the convention of listing lighthouses from the coastal border...
contracted frostbite. On 1 March 1941 Ayres' boat sighted the Lizard Lighthouse on the coast of Cornwall. The men were too weak to row, but they shortened...
Description Cronstadt Russia The steamship was driven ashore at the Porkkala Lighthouse, Grand Duchy of Finland. Hooghly France The steamship was driven ashore...
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Kingdom Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Co. Ltd. Greenock Hinemoa Lighthouse tender For Government of New Zealand. May United Kingdom Fyfe Fife Melita...
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