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Sør-Gjæslingan—living museum

Sør-Gjæslingan—living museum

Gjæslingan Lighthouse (Norwegian: Gjeslingene fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Vikna in Nord-Trøndelag, Norway. It was established in 1877 and automated in 1987. Gjæslingan lighthouse stands on a small skerry Haraldsøykråka in the South Gjæslingan island group on the north side of the Foldafjord, about 15 km (9 mi) north of Lauvsnes. It [...]

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Hurtigruten & lighthouses – companions for more than a century

Hurtigruten & lighthouses – companions for more than a century

  Hurtigruten (Norwegian: the fast route) coastal ships have been part of Norwegian life since the 1890s. The company arouse from the demand for safe shipping along the coastal islands and skerries between commercial centers north and south. There were comparatively few lighthouses in those days and navigation maps were not as reliable as they [...]

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