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Name: Melrakkanes Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Raufarhöfn, , Iceland

Location: Entrance to Thistilfjördhur, NE coast of Iceland.

Managing Organization:
Icelandic Maritime Administration

Website: http://skip1.sigling.is/sjolag2.asp?PageID=727

Tower Height: 38

Height of Focal Plane: 74

Characteristic and Range: Flash every 12 seconds; range 9 (white) and 7 (red) nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Yellow semicircular concrete tower.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1956

Date Present Tower Built: 1956

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!


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