Flatflesa Lighthouse () is a
coastal lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lens (optics), lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
Ligh ...
located in
Aukra Municipality
Aukra is List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Møre og Romsdal Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, region of Romsdalen. The administrative centre is the village of Aukrasanden, Falkhytta, which ...
in
Møre og Romsdal
Møre og Romsdal (; ) is a Counties of Norway, county in the northernmost part of Western Norway, Western Norway. It borders the counties of Trøndelag, Innlandet, and Vestland. The county administration is located in the Molde (town), town of M ...
county,
Norway
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. The lighthouse lies on the small island of Flatflesa, about west of the island of
Gossa and about east of the island of
Sandøya. The original lighthouse was established in 1902 and in 1988 a new automated tower was completed.
The tall round, cylindrical,
fiberglass
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tower is white with two black stripes. The 30,800
candela
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light emits white, red, or green light (depending on direction)
occulting
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three times every 10 seconds. The light can be seen for up to .
The lighthouse was eventually converted into a hotel. There are accommodations for a limited number of guests at the lighthouse, but it is still functioning fully.
See also
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List of lighthouses in Norway
The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned Lighthouses in Norway, lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline.
The sequence number follows the convention of listing lighthouses from the coastal border in the sou ...
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Lighthouses in Norway
The coast of Norway is long and there have been a total of 212 lighthouses along it, but no more than 154 have ever been operational at the same time. The first, Lindesnes Lighthouse, opened in 1655; the newest Lighthouse, Anda Lighthouse, w ...
References
External links
Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
Picture of Flatflesa Lighthouse
Lighthouses completed in 1902
Lighthouses in Møre og Romsdal
Aukra
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