Langøytangen Lighthouse () is a fully automated
coastal lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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situated on the island of Langøya in
Langesund
is the administrative centre of Bamble Municipality in Telemark county, Norway. The town is located on a peninsula along the Langesundsfjorden near the Skaggerak coast. The town of Stathelle lies about to the northwest. The town was establi ...
in municipality of
Bamble
Bamble is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Telemark county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Grenland. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Langesund ...
,
Norway
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. It marks the southern point of the Langesund Sound. It is available for rental for overnight guests.
The light sits at an elevation of , emitting a white, red, or green light depending on direction. The light is
occulting
An occultation is an event that occurs when one object is hidden from the observer by another object that passes between them. The term is often used in astronomy, but can also refer to any situation in which an object in the foreground blocks f ...
once every 6 seconds. The tall square stone tower is attached to one end of a one-story keeper's house. The lighthouse is painted white and the lantern and gallery on top are painted red. A
foghorn
A foghorn or fog signal is a device that uses sound to warn vehicles of navigational hazards such as rocky coastlines, or boats of the presence of other vessels, in foggy conditions. The term is most often used in relation to marine transport. ...
emits two blasts every 60 seconds.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Norway
The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned Lighthouses in Norway, lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline.
The sequence number follows the convention of listing lighthouses from the coastal border in the sou ...
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Lighthouses in Norway
The coast of Norway is long and there have been a total of 212 lighthouses along it, but no more than 154 have ever been operational at the same time. The first, Lindesnes Lighthouse, opened in 1655; the newest Lighthouse, Anda Lighthouse, w ...
References
External links
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Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
Lighthouses completed in 1839
Lighthouses in Telemark
Bamble
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