Bremstein Lighthouse
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Bremstein Lighthouse is a lighthouse
in the municipality of Vega
in Nordland
county, Norway
. The lighthouse is located on the island of Geiterøya, about 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) west of the main island of Vega
. The 27 metres (88.6 ft) tall red tower has a white stripe around it. The light can be seen for about 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi). There is also a secondary light about half-way up the lighthouse tower. The lighthouse was automated in 1980.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
in the municipality of Vega
Vega, Norway
Vega is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gladstad. Other villages include Holand and Ylvingen....
in Nordland
Nordland
is a county in Norway in the North Norway region, bordering Troms in the north, Nord-Trøndelag in the south, Norrbottens län in Sweden to the east, Västerbottens län to the southeast, and the Atlantic Ocean to the west. The county was formerly known as Nordlandene amt. The county administration is...
county, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The lighthouse is located on the island of Geiterøya, about 22 kilometres (13.7 mi) west of the main island of Vega
Vega, Norway
Vega is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the Helgeland traditional region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Gladstad. Other villages include Holand and Ylvingen....
. The 27 metres (88.6 ft) tall red tower has a white stripe around it. The light can be seen for about 18 nmi (33.3 km; 20.7 mi). There is also a secondary light about half-way up the lighthouse tower. The lighthouse was automated in 1980.