Featured: The Lighthouse Mapping Project - > Explore the Interactive Lighthouse Map
Lighthouse Location
You can zoom out to see the full world map of Lighthouses, or even try dragging Pegman onto the map to see the Lighthouse on Street View.
Bjarnarey Lighthouse
Iceland
Again as with most Icelandic lighthouses I have been unable to find very much information. The light is situated on Bjarnarey (Bear Island) which is an uninhabited island just off Cape Kollumuli marking the south side entrance to the bay of Vopnafjordur in Eastern Iceland.
I have been unable to establish if the original Chance optic is still in situ but based on information from the Icelandic Transport Authority that all old and outdated equipment was removed when the lights were automated I have presumed that it would have been removed.
A mug is available to purchase showing the lighthouse from Etsy.
| Manufacture Date | 1944 |
|---|---|
| Lighthouse Construction | 1944 |
| Country | Iceland |
| Commissioning Body | Unknown |
| Lens Order | Unknown |
| Lens Type | Revolving |
| Status | publish |
| Light Character | 3 White flashes every 20 seconds. |
| Lighthouse Markings | A 7 metre high concrete tower painted bright orange with red lantern and tower. The tower resembles a sandcastle shape with solar panels in the turrets! |
| Lighthouse Parts | None known. |
| Management Body Ports Authority | Icelandic Transport Authority |
| Preserver | Icelandic Transport Authority. |
| Coastal Erosion Vulnerability | |
| Condition Observations | Unknown. |
| Open Status (Site) | Open |
| Open Status (Tower) | Closed |
| Coordinates | 65.7856546378,-14.3081755952 |
| Other | The island can only be accessed by boat from the mainland. Ingvar Hreinsson has a photo https://www.flickr.com/photos/14889648@N05/4029182904 |
| Data Source | Online search and contact with the ITA. ARLHS ICE-030; VIT-214; Admiralty L4721; NGA 18916. |