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Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 - 12 August 1957) was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927. He is noted for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland; these include the lighthouses at Hólmsbergsviti, Garðskagi, Þrídrangaviti and Knarrarós. A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which was designed by Axel, was issued in 2013.

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1. Information about Axel Sveinsson Retrieved 2012-06-20.
2. Obituary Retrieved 2012-06-21.
3. ^ View Attraction - Hólmsbergsviti Archived July 14, 2014, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2012-06-21.
4. AFREKSVERK FRÁ LIÐINNI ÖLD Retrieved 2102-06-21
5. Visit Reykjanes Retrieved 2016-11-12.
6. Þrídrangaviti - Heimaslod Retrieved 2012-06-21.
7. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Iceland". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-05-18.
8. Iceland – Lighthouses III Retrieved 2014-07-10.

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