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Værøy Lighthouse

Værøy Lighthouse
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Værøy Lighthouse is located in Nordland
Værøy Lighthouse
Nordland
Location Værøy
Nordland
Norway
Coordinates 67°39′03.9″N 12°43′28.8″E / 67.651083°N 12.724667°E / 67.651083; 12.724667Coordinates: 67°39′03.9″N 12°43′28.8″E / 67.651083°N 12.724667°E / 67.651083; 12.724667
Year first constructed 1880
Automated 1984
Deactivated 2008
Construction stone tower
Tower shape square tower with balcony and lantern on the keeper's house roof
Markings / pattern white tower, red lantern
Height 13.8 metres (45 ft)
Focal height 14.5 metres (48 ft)
Intensity 27,900 candela
Range 12.5 nmi (23.2 km; 14.4 mi)
Admiralty number L3000
NGA number 11804
ARLHS number NOR-279
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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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