Verdens Ende
Encyclopedia
Verdens Ende is located at the southernmost tip of the island of Tjøme
in Vestfold
, Norway
.
It is a scenic spot with panoramic views of the Skagerrak
and fishing facilities. It is composed of various islets and rocks. It is one of the most popular scenic locations in the area. It also has a replica of a Vippefyr
, erected in 1932. (A Vippefyr is an early type of beacon or Lighthouse
.)
Tjøme
Tjøme is a municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Tjøme. The parish of Tjømø was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:...
in Vestfold
Vestfold
is a county in Norway, bordering Buskerud and Telemark. The county administration is in Tønsberg.Vestfold is located west of the Oslofjord, as the name indicates. It includes many smaller, but well-known towns in Norway, such as Larvik, Sandefjord, Tønsberg and Horten. The river Numedalslågen runs...
, 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...
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It is a scenic spot with panoramic views of the Skagerrak
Skagerrak
The Skagerrak is a strait running between Norway and the southwest coast of Sweden and the Jutland peninsula of Denmark, connecting the North Sea and the Kattegat sea area, which leads to the Baltic Sea.-Name:...
and fishing facilities. It is composed of various islets and rocks. It is one of the most popular scenic locations in the area. It also has a replica of a Vippefyr
Vippefyr
A vippefyr or bascule light or tipping lantern was a type of small navigational aid popular in Denmark in the 18th century and before. It consisted of a basket in which wood or coal was set; this was then burned. The basket was affixed to a lever that allowed it to be manipulated as required...
, erected in 1932. (A Vippefyr is an early type of beacon or Lighthouse
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....
.)