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Høgsteinen Lighthouse

Høgsteinen Lighthouse Høgsteinen Lighthouse, Giske. Built in 1857 and inactive since 1905 Høgsteinen stands at the end of a stone mole marking the southeast point of Godøy island. The round brick tower with lantern and gallery stands 36 feet/11 meters tall. It is painted white with the lantern roof painted red. This is one of [...]

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Glåpen Lighthouse—Sørvågen, Moskenes

Glåpen Lighthouse, Moskenes (1857–1985) Glåpen Lighthouse is located on a promontory marking the west side of the entrance to the harbor of Sørvågen, a village…

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Fiskerkona Light – the Fisherman’s Wife

Vestre Vabeinan (Vestre Vabeinskjær, Fiskerkona) Created in 1999. This unusual light is active; focal plane 11.5 m (38 ft); green light, 1 s on, 1…

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Fruholmen Lighthouse, the northernmost lighthouse

“About four miles northwest of Hammerfest and about as far from the (North) Cape, is Fruholmen. The Arctic Sea wallows just against it and a…

Feb 11, 2013No CommentRead More

Fulehuk Lighthouse gloriously restored

Fulehuk Lighthouse 59° 11′ N | 010° 36′ E Fulehuk stands on one the the outermost islets (in Nøtterøy municipality) in an archipelago jutting out southwest…

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