Vardø Lighthouse

Summary

Vardø Lighthouse is a lighthouse^[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Vardø Lighthouse is located in Vardø Municipality^[3].
• Vardø Lighthouse is in the country of Norway^[4].
• Vardø Lighthouse is on the body of water Austhavet^[5].
• Vardø Lighthouse's image is recorded as VardøFyr.jpg^[6].
• Vardø Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7].
• Vardø Lighthouse's Commons category is recorded as Vardø fyr^[8].
• +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vardø Lighthouse^[9].
• +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Vardø Lighthouse^[10].
• Vardø Lighthouse's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 70.3889, 'lon': 31.1583}^[11].
• Vardø Lighthouse's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0hr4kt7^[12].
• Vardø Lighthouse's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Hornøya^[13].
• Vardø Lighthouse's Kulturminne ID is recorded as 87612^[14].
• Vardø Lighthouse's significant event is recorded as automatization^[15].
• Vardø Lighthouse's light characteristic is recorded as Fl W 30s^[16].
• Vardø Lighthouse's depicted by is recorded as Lighthouse on the Norwegian Coast^[17].
• Vardø Lighthouse's heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage preservation in Norway^[18].
• Vardø Lighthouse's SSR place name number is recorded as 390357^[19].
• Vardø Lighthouse's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+20.0'}^[20].
• Vardø Lighthouse's focal height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+77.2'}^[21].
• Vardø Lighthouse's lighthouse range is recorded as {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+23'}^[22].
• Vardø Lighthouse's ARLHS lighthouse ID is recorded as NOR267^[23].
• Vardø Lighthouse's luminous intensity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q83216', 'amount': '+1809000'}^[24].
• Vardø Lighthouse's Admiralty number is recorded as L4210^[25].
• Vardø Lighthouse's NGA lighthouse ID is recorded as 115-14616^[26].
• Vardø Lighthouse's Norwegian List of Lights ID is recorded as 968500^[27].

Body

Geography

Vardø Lighthouse is in the country of Norway^[4]. It is located in Vardø Municipality^[3]. It is on the body of water Austhavet^[5].

Designation and Status

Vardø Lighthouse's instance of is recorded as lighthouse^[7]. Its heritage designation is recorded as cultural heritage preservation in Norway^[18].

History and Context

Recorded inception include +1896-00-00T00:00:00Z^[9] and +1959-00-00T00:00:00Z^[10].

Why It Matters

Vardø Lighthouse ranks in the top 7% of lighthouse entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]