Storholmen lighthouse

Storholmen lighthouse

Infobox_lighthouse|name=Storholmen fyr
location= Giske, Norway


caption= Storholmen lighthouse
coordinates =
yearlit= 1920
yeardeactivated=
automated= 1980
intensity=58800 cd
elevation=35,6 meters
range=17 nm
foundation=Concrete
construction= Cast iron
shape= Round
height= 22 meters
lens=

Storholmen Lighthouse 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 km due north of Erkna and 8 km northwest of the populated island of Vigra.

The lighthouse was only accessible by boat in calm seas during the summer, as not boats could land on the tiny island. Goods and people had to be hoisted on to 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 4X4 meter landing pad could only be used by very experienced pilots.


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