{{Short description |Coastal lighthouse in Andøy, Norway}} {{Use dmy dates |date=November 2023}} {{Infobox lighthouse | name = Andenes Lighthouse<br />''Andenes fyrstasjon'' | image = Andenes fyr.jpg | caption = View of the lighthouse | mapframe-zoom = 6 | mapframe-marker = lighthouse | mapframe-caption = Location of the lighthouse | location = Nordland, Norway | yearbuilt = 1859 | yearlit = | automated = 1978 | yeardeactivated = | foundation = | construction = Cast iron | shape = Tapered cylindrical tower | marking = Red | height = {{convert|40|m}} | focalheight = {{convert|40|m}} | lens = Fresnel lens | intensity = 152,500 cd (continuous)<br />2,358,000 candela (flash) | range = {{convert|17.8|nmi|km mi|abbr=on}} | country = Norway | countrynumber = 822000 | managingagent = Andøymuseet }}
'''Andenes Lighthouse''' ({{langx|no|Andenes fyr}}) is a coastal lighthouse in Andøy Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the village of Andenes at the northern end of the island of Andøya in the Vesterålen archipelago. It was established in 1859 and automated in 1978. The lighthouse was listed as a protected site in 1999.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Andenes fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Andenes_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=490:andenes-fyrstasjon&catid=112:nordland&Itemid=587 |publisher=Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening |title=Andenes fyrstasjon |language=Norwegian |accessdate=14 December 2011}}</ref>
The lighthouse emits a continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 seconds. The light sits atop a {{convert|40|m|adj=on}} tall red round cast iron tower. The light can be seen for about {{convert|18|nmi|km mi}}. The light burns from August 10 until April 26 each year, but there is no light the rest of the year due to the midnight sun at this location. The lighthouse is managed by the nearby Andøy Museum {{lang|no|(Andøymuseet)}}, which offers guided tours during the summer season. As a result, this is the best known and most visited lighthouse of Norway's Arctic region.<ref name="rw">{{Cite rowlett|norno2|date=2018-09-22|access-date=2018-11-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|year=2018|url=http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste|isbn=9788245015959|access-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612143229/http://153.44.6.20/fyrlister/Fyrliste_HeleLandet.pdf|archive-date=2018-06-12|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==See also== {{stack|{{Portal|Norway|Engineering}}}} *Lighthouses in Norway *List of lighthouses in Norway
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==External links== *[http://www.fyr.no/fyrene Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening] {{in lang|no}} *{{commons category-inline|Andenes fyr}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Andenes Lighthouse}} Category:Lighthouses completed in 1859 Category:Lighthouses in Nordland Category:Listed lighthouses in Norway Category:Andøy Municipality