Storholmen Lighthouse (Norwegian: Storholmen fyr) 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 kilometres (3.7 mi) due north of the tiny island of Erkna and 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) northwest of the populated island of Vigra. The light is lit from 16 July until 21 May. It is not lit during the summer because it is unnecessary due to the midnight sun in this part of the world.[1]
The lighthouse was only accessible by boat in calm seas during the summer, since boats cannot land on the tiny island. Goods and people had to be hoisted onto 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 4-by-4-metre (13 ft × 13 ft) landing pad could only be used by very experienced pilots.
storholmen, lighthouse, norwegian, storholmen, active, lighthouse, municipality, giske, møre, romsdal, county, west, coast, norway, this, remote, lighthouse, located, tiny, skerry, about, kilometres, north, tiny, island, erkna, kilometres, northwest, populated. Storholmen Lighthouse Norwegian Storholmen fyr is an active lighthouse in the municipality of Giske in More og Romsdal county on the west coast of Norway This remote lighthouse is located on a tiny skerry about 6 kilometres 3 7 mi due north of the tiny island of Erkna and 8 kilometres 5 0 mi northwest of the populated island of Vigra The light is lit from 16 July until 21 May It is not lit during the summer because it is unnecessary due to the midnight sun in this part of the world 1 Storholmen LighthouseStorholmen fyrLocationGiskeMore og Romsdall NorwayCoordinates62 38 34 N 05 55 25 E 62 64278 N 5 92361 E 62 64278 5 92361TowerConstructed1920 Foundationconcrete baseConstructioncast iron towerAutomated1980Height22 m 72 ft Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingswhite base red tower with an orange lower bandHeritageheritage site LightFirst lit1920Focal height35 6 m 117 ft Intensity58800 cdRange17 nmi 31 km 20 mi CharacteristicOc WRG The lighthouse was only accessible by boat in calm seas during the summer since boats cannot land on the tiny island Goods and people had to be hoisted onto 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 4 by 4 metre 13 ft 13 ft landing pad could only be used by very experienced pilots See also edit nbsp Norway portal nbsp Engineering portal List of lighthouses in Norway Lighthouses in NorwayReferences edit Store norske leksikon Storholmen fyr in Norwegian Retrieved 2010 09 26 External links editNorsk Fyrhistorisk Forening in Norwegian Picture of Storholmen Lighthouse Panoramio nbsp This Norwegian lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This More og Romsdal location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Storholmen Lighthouse amp oldid 1096333053, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
