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Ohhee I forgot my hobnailed boots

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:41:28 -0700

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Finding the angle

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:36:51 -0700

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Hittar vinklen

Shooting

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:12:44 -0700

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Skjuter

Pine in the sky

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:11:02 -0700

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Tall in himlen

Serenity

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:11:26 -0700

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Frid

Looking down

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:10:25 -0700

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Tittar neråt

Light of the forest

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:08:10 -0700

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Ljuset i skogen

Between trees

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:08:59 -0700

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Mellan träd

Bog moss

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:07:11 -0700

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Vitmossa

Crown of a beech tree

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:09:38 -0700

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Kronan av en bok

Rocks and clear water

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:06:48 -0700

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Klippor och rent vatten

Peaceful place

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:52:11 -0700

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Friends looking down

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:45:07 -0700

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Lands ending

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:42:49 -0700

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We saw a lot of signs like this

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:44:11 -0700

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Bug and bees

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:40:59 -0700

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Lighthouse beeing renovated

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:43:42 -0700

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Coordinates: [show location on an interactive map] 56°18′″N, 12°27′″E
The lens assembly at the Kullen lighthouse, the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia.
The lens assembly at the Kullen lighthouse, the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia.
Kullen lighthouse.
Kullen lighthouse.

The Kullen Lighthouse (Swedish: Kullens fyr) is an operational lighthouse, located by the mouth of Öresund, at the point of Kullaberg peninsula, in Höganäs on the west coast of Sweden. Kullen is one of the most prominent landmarks along the Swedish coastline, and with its 1000 Watt electric bulb in a huge lenshouse, also the most powerful lighthouse in Scandinavia, overlooking one of the world's most heavily traveled waters.

The lighthouse is 15 meters high and is located 78.5 meters above sea level (before a correction in 1992, the official height was 88.5 meters), making it the highest located lighthouse in Sweden. Every 5 seconds, the Kullen Lighthouse flashes white for 0.3 seconds with a range of 27.5 nautical miles. In times of fog, a foghorn provides an audible warning twice every 30 seconds.

[edit] History

There have been different kinds of lighthouses at Kullen for more than 1000 years, but the first conventional lighthouse was established by King Frederick II in 1561. In 1577, the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe became the lighthouse keeper at Kullen. Being the landowner of Kullaberg, Brahe was in 1585, due to complaints by the merchant navy, explicitly ordered to better look after the lighthouse or lose his land.

The present lighthouse was designed by the Swedish architect Magnus Dahlander, in 1898. It is built in granite and brick and has three large lenses in a lensehouse that rotates four times per minute, hence giving twelve flashes per minute. Based on Augustin-Jean Fresnel's design, the lensehouse was constructed by the French company Barbier & Barnard and delivered in the summer of 1900. It consists of three lenses of 2.55 diameters, weighs 6 metric tons and rotates on a base filled with 50 liters of mercury. The Kullen lighthouse was automated in 1979 and is remote-controlled by the Swedish Maritime Administration's check at Norrköping. However, in spite of being automated, the lighthouse is one of few remaining staffed with a lighthouse keeper.

A fine view

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:43:21 -0700

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Too steep for me

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:41:56 -0700

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Hills in light and shadows

nobody@flickr.com (atranswe) — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 11:40:28 -0700

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