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Flåvær Lighthouse

lighthouse in Norway

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 6, 2025
Entity authorityQ821462 ↗
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Flåvær fyr is a coastal lighthouse in Herøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on the island of Vardholmen which is in the Flåværet archipelago in the Herøyfjorden. The lighthouse is located southwest of the town of Fosnavåg and the village of Eggesbønes and it is located 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.

See also

List of lighthouses in Norway

Lighthouses in Norway

References

Ryvarden, Leif; Lauritzen, Per Roger (2006). KystNorge. Vol. 1–3. Oslo: Gyldendal.

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