Storholmen lighthouse
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| Image:Storholmen fyr2.jpg Storholmen lighthouse |
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| Location: | Giske, Norway |
| Year first lit: | 1920 |
| Automated: | 1980 |
| Foundation: | Concrete |
| Construction: | Cast iron |
| Tower shape: | Round |
| Height: | 22 meters |
| Elevation: | 35,6 meters |
| Intensity: | 58800 cd |
| Range: | 17 nm |
Storholmen Lighthouse is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway. This remote lighthouse is located on a tiny skerry about 6 km due north of Erkna and 8 km northwest of the populated island of Vigra.
The lighthouse was only accessible by boat in calm seas during the summer, as not boats could land on the tiny island. Goods and people had to be hoisted on to the island from the sea. From 1970 and until the lighthouse was automated in 1980, transport to the lighthouse was done by helicopter. The narrow 4X4 meter landing pad could only be used by very experienced pilots.
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