It was first lit in 1900 and it was listed as a protected site in 1999. The surrounding area is protected as a nature reserve. It is located on a small, rocky island about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) due west of the island of Ytre Sula. The site is accessible only by boat, but guided tours are available.[1][2]
The 31-metre (102 ft) tall, round, cast iron tower is painted red. At the top sits a light that emits a white flash every 30 seconds at an elevation of 45 metres (148 ft) above sea level. The lighthouse marks the line of transition between the North Sea to the southwest and the Norwegian Sea to the northwest. The light station was heavily damaged in an air raid during World War II in 1945. Many of the buildings were burned, but the historic tower was spared.[3][4]
Utvær lighthouse is currently displayed on the 50-kroner Norwegian banknote.[5]
utvær, lighthouse, norwegian, utvær, westernmost, coastal, lighthouse, norway, located, western, part, solund, municipality, vestland, county, utvær, fyrview, lighthouselocationsolundvestland, norwaycoordinates61, 03694, 51000, 03694, 51000towerconstructed1900. Utvaer Lighthouse Norwegian Utvaer fyr is the westernmost coastal lighthouse in Norway It is located in the western part of Solund municipality in Vestland county Utvaer LighthouseUtvaer fyrView of the lighthouseLocationSolundVestland NorwayCoordinates61 02 13 N 04 30 36 E 61 03694 N 4 51000 E 61 03694 4 51000TowerConstructed1900Constructioncast iron towerAutomated2004Height31 metres 102 ft Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lanternMarkingsred tower and lanternHeritagecultural property LightFocal height45 metres 148 ft Intensity2 005 000 candelaRange18 6 nmi 34 4 km 21 4 mi CharacteristicFl W 30s Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editIt was first lit in 1900 and it was listed as a protected site in 1999 The surrounding area is protected as a nature reserve It is located on a small rocky island about 6 5 kilometres 4 0 mi due west of the island of Ytre Sula The site is accessible only by boat but guided tours are available 1 2 The 31 metre 102 ft tall round cast iron tower is painted red At the top sits a light that emits a white flash every 30 seconds at an elevation of 45 metres 148 ft above sea level The lighthouse marks the line of transition between the North Sea to the southwest and the Norwegian Sea to the northwest The light station was heavily damaged in an air raid during World War II in 1945 Many of the buildings were burned but the historic tower was spared 3 4 Utvaer lighthouse is currently displayed on the 50 kroner Norwegian banknote 5 Gallery edit nbsp Closeup of the tower nbsp View of the lighthouse complex nbsp View of the lighthouse and the local village nbsp Alternate viewSee also edit nbsp Norway portal Lighthouses in Norway List of lighthouses in NorwayReferences edit Godal Anne Marit ed Utvaer fyr Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 13 February 2012 Utvaer fyrstasjon in Norwegian Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening Retrieved 13 February 2012 Rowlett Russ 19 July 2011 Lighthouses of Norway Sognefjord Area The Lighthouse Directory University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Retrieved 16 December 2013 Kystverket 2012 Norske Fyrliste 2012 PDF in Norwegian ISBN 9788245013542 Archived from the original PDF on 21 September 2013 Retrieved 4 August 2013 New 50 krone note motifs Retrieved 24 October 2018 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Utvaer fyr Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening in Norwegian nbsp This Norwegian lighthouse related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Utvaer Lighthouse amp oldid 1185460614, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
