Flåvær fyrstasjon
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| Flåvær fyrstasjon | |
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 Flåvær lighthouse |
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| Location: | Flåvær, Herøy,  Norway |
| Coordinates WGS-84 (GPS) |
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| Year first constructed: | 1870 |
| Year first lit: | 1870 |
| Automated: | 1979 |
| Foundation: | Granite |
| Construction: | Wood |
| Tower shape: | Rectangular |
| Height: | 13.8 m |
| Elevation: | 16.8 m |
| Current lens: | 4° Fresnel lens |
| Range: | 13.2 nm |
| Characteristic: | white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting three times every 10 s |
| Admiralty number: | L0674 |
| NGA number: | 5800 |
| ARLHS number: | NOR-085 |
Flåvær fyr is a coastal lighthouse on the island of Vardholmen on west coast of Norway, in the municipality of Herøy. The lighthouse was first built in 1870, renovated in 1887 and 1914. In 1952 it was connected to the electrical power grid.
[edit] References
- The Lighthouse Directory
- [|Ryvarden, Leif] & [|Lauritzen, Per Roger], written at Oslo, KystNorge, vol. 1-3, Gyldendal, ISBN 9788205352650
- Lighthouse Directory entry
- North Sea Trail entry
- Leuchtturmseiten on lighthouse
