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Old Akranes Lighthouse

Name: Old Akranes Lighthouse
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1. Akranes Lighthouse – Fish drying racks loop from Skógar

8.14km

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10m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Sasha Taylor

April 30, 2023

The development of a lighthouse system around Iceland was first discussed in Parliament in 1903, and a lighthouse on Skipaskaga was considered particularly necessary if there were to be regular steamship trips between Borgarness and Reykjavík in the winter. In 1918, a concrete lighthouse was built at the far end of Suðurflös in Akranes, according to the drawings of engineer Thorvald Krabbe. Due to the shortage of steel caused by the First World War, the light house of the lighthouse was built from iron plates from the wreck of Godafoss, which ran aground under Straumnesfjall in 1917. The light house had a 300 millimeter lens and a gas lamp for lighting. The old Akranes lighthouse is four-stranded, 10 meters high and was in operation until 1947. The locals take care of the maintenance of the old lighthouse.

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