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07-Aug-2024 VB

Hellisøy lighthouse

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Hellisøy Lighthouse (Norwegian: Hellisøy fyr) is a coastal lighthouse in Fedje municipality in Vestland county, Norway.
The lighthouse lies on the small island of Hellisøy, just off the southwest coast of the larger island of Fedje.[1]

This tower was built in 1855, making it Norway's second-oldest cast iron lighthouse.

The lighthouse emits a continuous white light with a more intense flash every 30 seconds.
The light sits at an elevation of about 46 metres (151 ft) above sea level.
The 32-metre (105 ft) tall round cast iron tower is painted red with two narrow white horizontal bands.
There is a 3rd order Fresnel lens in the lighthouse that has been in use since 1903.
The lens puts out a light with an intensity of 960,000 candela which can be seen for up to 18.8 nautical miles (34.8 km; 21.6 mi).


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