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==History== ==History==
The lighthouse was established in 1907 and automated in 2002. The {{convert|16|m|adj=on}} tall tower is attached to a lighthouse keeper's house. The main light on top of the lighthouse emits one white flash every 30 seconds. The 79,200-] main light can be seen for up to {{convert|14.8|nmi|km mi}}. There is also a secondary light {{convert|3|m}} below the main light. The secondary light emits a red light: 2 seconds on and then 2 seconds off. The site is only accessible by boat.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Skalmen fyr |encyclopedia=]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Skalmen_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|year=2012|url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Troms%20og%20Finnmark.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste 2012|isbn=9788245013542|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224356/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Troms%20og%20Finnmark.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-04|df=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite rowlett|norw2a|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-04-07}}</ref> The lighthouse was established in 1907 and automated in 2002. The {{convert|16|m|adj=on}} tall tower is attached to a lighthouse keeper's house. The main light on top of the lighthouse emits one white flash every 30 seconds. The 79,200-] main light can be seen for up to {{convert|14.8|nmi|km mi}}. There is also a secondary light {{convert|3|m}} below the main light. The secondary light emits a red light: 2 seconds on and then 2 seconds off. The site is only accessible by boat.<ref name=snl>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Skalmen fyr |encyclopedia=]|editor=Henriksen, Petter|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Skalmen_fyr |language=Norwegian|accessdate=29 December 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|year=2012|url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Troms%20og%20Finnmark.pdf|author=Kystverket|authorlink=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=Norwegian|title=Norske Fyrliste 2012|isbn=9788245013542|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004224356/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Troms%20og%20Finnmark.pdf|archive-date=2013-10-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite rowlett|norw2a|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-04-07}}</ref>


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LocationSmøla Municipality
Møre og Romsdal
Norway
Coordinates63°28′19″N 07°45′25″E / 63.47194°N 7.75694°E / 63.47194; 7.75694
Tower
Constructed1907 (first)
Constructionwooden tower
Automated2002
Height15.5 metres (51 ft)
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern attached to keeper's house
Markingswhite tower, red lantern
Light
First lit1962 (current)
Focal height24 metres (79 ft)
Intensity79,200 candela
Range14.8 nmi (27.4 km; 17.0 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 30s.
Iso R 2s.

Skalmen Lighthouse (Template:Lang-no) is a coastal lighthouse located in Smøla Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The lighthouse is located on a small islet about 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) northwest of the villages of Råket and Dyrnes on the main island of Smøla.

History

The lighthouse was established in 1907 and automated in 2002. The 16-metre (52 ft) tall tower is attached to a lighthouse keeper's house. The main light on top of the lighthouse emits one white flash every 30 seconds. The 79,200-candela main light can be seen for up to 14.8 nautical miles (27.4 km; 17.0 mi). There is also a secondary light 3 metres (9.8 ft) below the main light. The secondary light emits a red light: 2 seconds on and then 2 seconds off. The site is only accessible by boat.

See also

References

  1. "Skalmen fyrstasjon" (in Norwegian). Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. Henriksen, Petter (ed.). "Skalmen fyr". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  3. Kystverket (2012). Norske Fyrliste 2012 (PDF) (in Norwegian). ISBN 9788245013542. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-04.
  4. Rowlett, Russ (19 July 2011). "Lighthouses of Norway: Romsdal (Molde Area)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2013-04-07.

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