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Ingólfshöfði Light
Hofsnes,
Iceland
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General Information
Date Established: 1916
Date Present Tower Built: 1948
Height of Tower: 41 ft.
Height of Focal Plane: 259 ft.
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Open to Public?: Grounds only, via tour from Hofsnes
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Photos
Photo Credits:* David Grenewetzki (#1) *Photos on this page are the property of Cary, unless otherwise noted, and may not be downloaded or used
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Description
Yellow 41 foot tall square tower located on Ingólfshöfði, a large promontory surrounded by black sand and water, 6 km south of Hofsnes. In the summer, Ingólfshöfði is home to a significant number of Atlantic Puffins and other birds.
The first settler of Iceland, Ingólfr Arnarson, spent the winter at Ingólfshöfði during his first visit to the country in the year 871.
Unfortunately, I was unable to take a picture of the light as there was heavy rain during my visit, however David Grenewetzki was gracious enough to let us display his photo on this page.
| Submitted by: Cary |
Date posted: Sat Aug 29, 2009
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