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Hestskjær lighthouse in Averøy, Norway, in a northwestern storm.

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Norsk bokmål: Hestskjær fyr i nordvest storm. Hestskjær fyr ligger i Averøy Kommune, Hestskjærets venner tar vare på fyret som ligger værhardt til og lite fremkommelig. Hestskjær fyr er det første og siste fyret i Hustadvika (et farlig kjent havstykke i Norge) Her har det bodd barnefamilier fra 1879 til 1960 da Kystverket satte opp sitt siste fyrbygg, det bygget med flatt tak på bildet. Fyret ble fraflyttet og automatisert i 1986. Fyret er 24 m høyt. Skjæret er 4 m høyt , 150 m lagt og 100 m bredt.

Hestskjæret fyr ble første gang tent 1. november 1879. En storm i 1883 påførte fyret så store skader at det tok 3 uker før det var i drift igjen. Søndag 13. februar 1944 ble hurtigruteskipet DS «Irma» og lasteskipet DS «Henry» senket av norske torpedobåter utenfor Hestskjæret fyr. I 1960 ble fyret elektrifisert.

English: Hestskjær lighthouse in a northwestern storm. Hestskjær lighthouse is located in Averøy, Norway. A group of volunteers have taken responsibility for the lighthouse, which is situated in a difficult to reach area known for its rough weather conditions. Hestskjær lighthouse is the first and last lighthouse in Hustadvika (an ill-renowned stretch of sea in Norway). Families lived here from 1879 to 1960, when the Norwegian Coastal Administration built it's last lighthouse, the one with the flat roof in the image. The lighthouse was abandoned and automated in 1986. The lighthouse is 24 m tall. The skerry is 4 m tall, 150 m length and 100 m width.

Hestskjæret lighthouse was lighted for the first time on 1 november 1879. In 1883 a storm damaged the lighthouse to such an extent that it was out of service for three weeks. On 13 February 1944 the steamship DS «Irma» and the cargo ship «DS Henry» was sunk by Norwegian MTBs not far from Hæstskjæret lighthouse. The lighthouse was electrified in 1960.

Camera location is estimated based on angle and this photo.

This is a photo of a monument in Norway, number:
227027
in the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage database.
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Author Marianne Johnsen
Object location63° 05′ 04.2″ N, 7° 29′ 33.16″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo
Camera location63° 04′ 26.4″ N, 7° 29′ 38.4″ E Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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