Kjeungskjær lighthouse
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The Kjeungskær lighthouse is a lighthouse
in the municipality of Ørland
in Sør-Trøndelag
county, Norway
. The lighthouse is located on a tiny island at the mouth of the Bjugnfjorden
about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Uthaug
and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Nes
in Bjugn
.
It was built in 1880 and automated in 1987. Prior to being automated, the operators lived on the lower floors of the building.
The lighthouse is lit from July 21st until May 16th every year. It is not lit during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun
. The red lighthouse is an octagonal-shaped building that is 20.6 metres (67.6 ft) tall.
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 Ørland
Ørland
Ørland is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Brekstad. Other villages include Uthaug, Opphaug, and Ottersbo...
in Sør-Trøndelag
Sør-Trøndelag
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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 a tiny island at the mouth of the Bjugnfjorden
Bjugnfjorden
The Bjugnfjorden is a fjord in the municipalities of Bjugn and Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It lies about north of the Stjørnfjorden. The long fjord runs from the village of Botngård west past the Kjeungskjær lighthouse into the Atlantic Ocean. Other villages along the fjord include...
about 3.5 kilometres (2.2 mi) west of the village of Uthaug
Uthaug
Uthaug is a village in the municipality of Ørland in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is located on the south shore of the Bjugnfjorden about west of the village of Opphaug, about north of the town of Brekstad, and about east of the Kjeungskjær lighthouse. Ørland Airport lies just south of the...
and 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of the village of Nes
Nes, Sør-Trøndelag
Nes is a former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is also a village in the present-day municipality of Bjugn. Nes is located about east of the Tarva islands and about west of Botngård...
in Bjugn
Bjugn
Bjugn is a municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the Fosen region. The village of Botngård is the administrative centre of Bjugn municipality...
.
It was built in 1880 and automated in 1987. Prior to being automated, the operators lived on the lower floors of the building.
The lighthouse is lit from July 21st until May 16th every year. It is not lit during the late spring and early summer due to the midnight sun
Midnight sun
The midnight sun is a natural phenomenon occurring in summer months at latitudes north and nearby to the south of the Arctic Circle, and south and nearby to the north of the Antarctic Circle where the sun remains visible at the local midnight. Given fair weather, the sun is visible for a continuous...
. The red lighthouse is an octagonal-shaped building that is 20.6 metres (67.6 ft) tall.