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Rivingen Lighthouse

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The light sits at an elevation of 12 metres (39 ft) above sea level on top of a 6-metre (20 ft) tall white, square, wooden tower with a red top. The light emits a flash of light every 5 seconds. The light is white, red, or green depending on the direction. The lights can be seen for up
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The original 1886 tower has been inactive since 1925. The white, square tower was about 8 metres (26 ft) tall with a sharply pyramidal dark maroon, metallic roof and a spire. The tower is attached to the front of a one and a half story keeper's house. The old tower and house are now a
284:. The original lighthouse had an attached keeper's house, but in 1925 that lighthouse tower was closed and a new, much smaller tower was built about 23 metres (75 ft) to the north-northwest of the old tower. 390: 335: 76: 348: 331: 280:. The lighthouse was first established in 1886 on a small island at the southern approach to the harbour of the 416: 311: 69: 230: 212: 197: 142: 182: 119: 306: 221: 8: 61: 354: 265: 257: 27: 421: 344: 281: 382: 410: 91: 78: 226: 297:
privately owned summer residence which is only accessible by boat.
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Grimstad
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Coordinates
58°18′13″N 8°34′59″E / 58.303542°N 8.583177°E / 58.303542; 8.583177
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Characteristic
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Norwegian
coastal lighthouse
Grimstad
Agder
Norway
town of Grimstad
Lighthouses in Norway
List of lighthouses in Norway
Kystverket
Norske Fyrliste 2014
ISBN
9788245015959
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"Lighthouses of Norway: Aust-Agder (Arendal Area)"
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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