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Name: Sørhaugøy Light (new)   Map it!

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Nearest Town or City:
Haugesund, , Norway

Location: on small island at north entrance to Karmsund, SW coast of Norway.

Managing Organization:
Coast Directorate

Website: http://www.fyr.no/fyra/sorhaugoy/sorhaugoy.html

Height of Focal Plane: 65

Characteristic and Range: Occulting three times every 10 seconds; range 11 (white) and 8 (red and green sectors) nautical miles.

Description of Tower: Square pyramidal skeletal tower with white gallery, red lantern roof.

This light is operational

Date Established: 1846

Date Present Tower Built: 1952

Current Use: Active aid to navigation.

Open To Public? Grounds only.

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