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Name: Flatholmen Light   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Tananger, , Norway

Location: On island about .6 mile from Tananger, SW coast of Norway.

Managing Organization:
Coast Directorate/Sola Kommune

Website: http://www.sola.kommune.no/lokalhistorie/TanangersMinne/flatholmen1.htm

Tower Height: 26

Height of Focal Plane: 60

Characteristic and Range: 3 seconds on, 3 seconds off; range 7 (white) and 5 (red and green sectors) nautical miles.

Description of Tower: White cylindrical tower; lantern roof is red.

This light is operational

Earlier Towers?
1862: Lantern on roof of dwelling.

Date Established: 1862

Date Present Tower Built: 1957

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

Mapquest URL: Click here to get a map to this lighthouse!

Keepers: Karsten Hellestø (?)