Flåvær Lighthouse

Flåvær fyrstasjon
Flåvær lighthouse
Location Flåvær, Herøy, Norway
Coordinates
Year first constructed 1870
Year first lit 1870
Automated 1979
Foundation Granite
Construction Wood
Tower shape Rectangular
Height 13.8 m (45 ft)
Focal height 16.8 m (55 ft)
Current lens Fresnel lens
Range 13.2 nmi (24.4 km; 15.2 mi)
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 in the Flåvær islands in the Herøyfjord in the municipality of Herøy on west coast of Norway. The lighthouse is located southwest of Fosnavåg and Eggesbønes and north of the island of Gurskøya.

The 13.8-metre (45 ft) tall lighthouse was first built in 1870, and it was renovated in 1887 and 1914. In 1952 it was connected to the electrical power grid, and it was fully automated in 1979.

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