- Seley
- 1956. Active; focal plane 32 m (105 ft); three flashes every 25 s, white,
red or green depending on direction. 14 m (46 ft) round concrete tower with
lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted white, lantern red. A closeup photo and a second photo are available, Trabas has Hartmut Knape's distant photo, Hlynur Ársælsson
has a distant view,
there's distant view of the lighthouse in the photo of Vattarnes Light at right, and Bing has a satellite view. This is Iceland's
easternmost lighthouse. Located atop Seley,
an island off the entrance to the Reyðarfjörður. Accessible
only by boat. Site status unknown. ARLHS ICE-022; VIT-227; Admiralty L4733;
NGA 19004.
- * [Gríma]
- 1961. Active; focal plane 22 m (72 ft); white flash every 8 s. 3
m (10 ft) round lantern mounted an a square concrete base. Lantern
painted red. Huelse has a photo, Trabas has Hartmut Knape's photo, and Bing has a distant satellite
view. Located on a bluff on the south side of the Reyðarfjörður.
A paved road passes close to the lighthouse, and the light is accessible by 4WD. Site status unknown. VIT-229; Admiralty L4735; NGA 19000.
- * Vattarnes (2)
- 1957 (station established 1912). Active; focal plane 26 m
(85 ft); two flashes every 15 s, white, red or green depending on
direction. 12 m (39 ft) round concrete tower with lantern and gallery.
Lighthouse painted yellow, lantern red. Veiga Gretarsdottir's 2022 photo is at right, Huelse has a photo,
Trabas has Wöhrn's photo, Hlynur Ársælsson has a winter 2008 photo,
Stephan Philipp has a 2023 view, and Google has a distant satellite view. Located on a prominent cape on the south side of the entrance
to the Reyðarfjörður. Accessible by road. Site open,
tower closed. . ARLHS ICE-053; VIT-228; Admiralty L4734; NGA 19008.
- * Hafnarnes
(2)
- 1937 (station established 1912). Active; focal plane 17 m (56 ft);
one long (1.5 s) flash every 20 s. 6.5 m (21 ft) square cylindrical
concrete tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted yellow,
lantern red. A 2023 photo by Julien Jean Christophe Cesarini is at right, Wikimedia has Christian Bickel's 2010 photo, Trabas has Wöhrn's photo, Huelse has a
closeup photo,
a 2023 photo is available, and Google has a satellite
view and a distant street view. Stone ruins next to the present lighthouse are
the remains of the 1912 lighthouse. Located on a prominent cape on
the south side of the entrance to the Fáskrúðsfjörður.
Accessible by road (highway 96). Site open, tower closed. . ARLHS
ICE-045; VIT-232; Admiralty L4738; NGA 19016.
- * Landahóll
- 1953. Active; focal plane 26 m (85 ft); flash every 4 s, white,
red or green depending on direction. 8 m (26 ft) square concrete
tower with lantern and gallery. The entire lighthouse is painted
white, which is unusual for Iceland. Huelse has a photo,
Trabas has Wöhrn's photo, and Google has a satellite view and a distant street view. Located on a prominent cape on the north side of the entrance
to the Stöðvarfjörður, about 3 km (2 mi) east
of the town of the same name. Accessible by road; there's also
a distant view from the Kambanes lighthouse (next entry) on the
other side of the fjord. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ICE-066;
VIT-235; Admiralty L4743; NGA 19020.
- * Kambanes
- 1922. Active; focal plane 35 m (115 ft); four flashes every 20 s, white,
red or green depending on direction. 11 m (36 ft) square cylindrical concrete
tower with lantern and gallery. Lighthouse painted yellow, lantern red.
Huelse has a closeup photo,
Trabas has Wöhrn's distant view, another distant view
is available, and Google has a fuzzy satellite
view. Located on a promontory 5 km (3 mi) east
of Breiðdalsvik. Accessible by road and a short hike down to the tower.
Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ICE-059; VIT-236; Admiralty L4744; NGA 19024.
- * Selnes (Breiðdalsvik)
- 1942. Active; focal plane 12.5 m (41 ft); flash every 8 s, white,
red or green depending on direction. 9 m (30 ft) rectangular cylindrical
concrete tower with gallery; the light is shown through a window at the
top of the tower. Formerly unpainted gray concrete, the lighthouse is now painted red. Huelse has
a photo,
Trabas has Wöhrn's closeup photo, another closeup is available, Mustafa Bilal has a 2023 photo, and Google has a satellite
view. Located on a sharp promontory at the east side of the entrance
to the harbor of Breiðdalsvik. Site open, tower closed. ARLHS ICE-078;
VIT-237; Admiralty L4746; NGA 19028.
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Vattarnes and Seey Lights, Fjarðabyggð, May 2022
Instagram photo by Veiga Gretarsdottir
Hafnarnes Light, Fjarðabyggð, August 2023
Instagram photo by
Julien Jean Christophe Cesarini
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