Skarðsviti on Vatnsnes peninsula

Lighthouses


Lighthouses and navigational lights

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08 Mar 2022

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Ospøytåna Fyr

Ospøytåna Fyr is a new sector light on the skerries and reefs near Ospa Island. The old lighthouse didn't comply with IALA standards and had to be replaced. www.kystverket.no/en/fairway/transition-to-iala-standard Ospøytåna on the nautical chart: kystinfo.no/share/bb8feaca6912

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24 Feb 2013

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David and Goliath

Stabben Fyr dwarved by by a supply ship. Stabben lighthouse was built in 1867 on a small skerry near Florø. It was automated in 1975 and came under protection as a cultural monument in 1999. Lighthouse list of Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening: www.fyr.no

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24 Feb 2013

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Stabben Fyr

Stabben lighthouse was built in 1867 on a small skerry near Florø. It was automated in 1975 and came under protection as a cultural monument in 1999. Lighthouse list of Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening: www.fyr.no lighthousesofnorway.com/stabben-lighthouse-is-a-marvel 1st note is clickable

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09 Mar 2015

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Buholmen Fyr

A small lighthouse marking the cliffs around the westernmost point of Norway. The seas around Stadlandet are notorious for dangerous cross seas and plans to build the world's first ships tunnel are going ahead: skipstunnel.no Ein kleines Leuchtfeuer auf den Riffen vor dem westlichsten Punkt Norwegens. Das Meer vor Stadlandet ist berüchtigt für gefährliche Kreuzseen, sodass der lang geplante Schiffstunnel nun tatsächlich gebaut werden soll. de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stad_Schiffstunnel www.zdf.de/nachrichten/heute-in-europa/schiffstunnel-norwegen-102.html

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26 Feb 2022

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320 visits

Alnes Fyr

Alnes lighthouse, situated on the NW coast of Godøy, in its current form was built in 1876 and automated in 1982. These days it's owned by the municipality and can be visited. fyr.no/fyr/alnes-fyrstasjon

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08 Feb 2012

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Terningen Fyr

Terningen lighthouse lies on a skerry off Hitra Island in Trondheimsleia. It was built in 1833, automated in 1991 and can now be rented as holiday accommodation . The painting on the lighthouse depicts a white tailed eagle catching a fish.

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08 Feb 2012

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Rødberg tåkeklokke

Rødberg fog bell lies at Raudbergneset in Trondheimsfjorden. The white painted wooden structure was built in 1919, is out of service since 1986 and now protected as cultural heritage. It retains the original bell. Rødberg fyrstasjon

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31 Jan 2012

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1 197 visits

Kjeungskjær fyr

20,6 m high Kjeungskjær Fyr was built in 1880 on a skerry in Bugnfjord and automated in 1987. Kjeungskjær is the only octogonal lighthouse in Norway, probably the most well known and certainly one of the hardest to pronounce,-)

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15 Feb 2013

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870 visits

Asenvågøy fyr

Asenvågøy fyr was built in 1921 for the fishermen of Frohavet. It was automated in 1975.
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