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Værøy Lighthouse

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Location
  
Værøy Nordland Norway

Construction
  
stone tower

Height
  
14 m

Automated
  
1984

Year first constructed
  
1880

Deactivated
  
2008

Focal height
  
14.5 metres (48 ft)

Opened
  
1880

NGA number
  
11804

Værøy Lighthouse

Tower shape
  
square parallelepiped tower with balcony and lantern on the keeper's house roof

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, red lantern

Similar
  
Tennholmen Lighthouse, Måløy–Skarholmen Lighthouse, Bjørnøy Lighthouse, Åsvær Lighthouse, Moholmen Lighthouse

Værøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Værøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in the municipality of Værøy in Nordland county, Norway. It was constructed in 1880 and automated in 1984. The lighthouse has not been used since 2008. The lighthouse is built on a small peninsula southeast of Sørland. It is a white house with a red, round, stone light tower.

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References

Værøy Lighthouse Wikipedia