Kapp Linné

Kapp Linné Lighthouse

Isfjord Radio at Kapp Linné
Svalbard
Location Kapp Linné
Svalbard
Norway
Coordinates 78°03′44.7″N 13°37′04.0″E / 78.062417°N 13.617778°E / 78.062417; 13.617778
Year first constructed 1933
Foundation concrete basement
Construction metal skeletal tower
Tower shape square frustum tower with enclosed upper part and balcony, lantern removed
Markings / pattern light grey tower
Height 15 metres (49 ft)
Focal height 21 metres (69 ft)
Light source solar power
Range 9 kilometres (5.6 mi)
Characteristic Fl (2) W 10s.
Admiralty number L4318
NGA number 17812
ARLHS number SVA-005
Norway number NF-9860
Managing agent Kystverket[1] [2]

Kapp Linné is a cape at the south side of the outlet of Isfjorden on Spitsbergen, Svalbard. It is named after botanist Carl von Linné. The site is the location of Isfjord Radio.[3] Parts of Kapp Linné is a birdlife protected area.

See also


References

  1. Svalbard The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 7 September 2016
  2. List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals. Atlantic Coast Norway and Arctic Sea. Retrieved 7 September 2016
  3. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Kapp Linné". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

Coordinates: 78°03′08″N 13°36′04″E / 78.05222°N 13.60111°E / 78.05222; 13.60111

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