Construction masonry tower Focal height 19.7 metres (65 ft) Opened 1876 Year first constructed 1876 | Markings / pattern red tower and lantern Height 10 m Automated 1980 | |
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Location Frekøy IslandMøre og RomsdalNorway Tower shape cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house Range 13.6 nmi (25.2 km; 15.7 mi) Similar Hellevik Lighthouse, Stavnes Lighthouse, Grasøyane Lighthouse, Storholmen Lighthouse, Hestskjær Lighthouse | ||
Haugsholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Haugsholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in the municipality of Sande in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located on the tiny island of Vestre Frekøy, in the mouth of the Vanylvsfjorden, about 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) southwest of the island of Kvamsøya. It was established in 1876 and automated in 1979.
Map of Haugsholmen, 6087 Kvams%C3%B8y, Norway
The 10-metre (33 ft) tall tower sits at an elevation of 19.7 metres (65 ft) above sea level. The light emits white, red or green light, depending on direction, occulting twice every 10 seconds. The red cylindrical tower with lantern and gallery is attached to one corner of a 2-1/2 story white keeper's house.
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