Akseløya

Akseløya Lighthouse
Location	Akseløya; Svalbard; Norway
Coordinates	77°44′49.3″N 14°34′12.6″E / 77.747028°N 14.570167°E
Tower
Constructed	1946
Construction	metal skeletal tower
Height	7 metres (23 ft)
Shape	square piramydal skeletal tower with enclosed upper part
Markings	black tower, red upper part
Power source	solar power
Light
Focal height	15 metres (49 ft)
Range	8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Fl W 5s.

Akseløya (English: Axel Island) is a long, narrow island (about 8.5 km long and 1 km wide) at the mouth of Van Mijenfjorden, separating Van Mijenfjorden from Bellsund. It is separated from the mainland by Akselsundet to the north, and another narrow strait to the south. The islands are named after the schooner Aksel Thordsen, which was chartered by Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld for an expedition to Svalbard in 1864.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Svalbard". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-06.
^ List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals. Atlantic Coast Norway and Arctic Sea. Retrieved 6 September 2016

Conway, W. M. 1906. No Man's Land: A History of Spitsbergen from Its Discovery in 1596 to the Beginning of the Scientific Exploration of the Country. Cambridge: At the University Press.
Norwegian Polar Institute Place Names of Svalbard Database

77°42.8′N 14°41.5′E / 77.7133°N 14.6917°E / 77.7133; 14.6917

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[1] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Norway: Svalbard". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-09-06.

[2] List of Lights, Buoys and Fog Signals. Atlantic Coast Norway and Arctic Sea. Retrieved 6 September 2016

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