Kjølnes Lighthouse () is a

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located in

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county,

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. It is located on the Varanger Peninsula along the

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, about east of the village of Berlevåg.

History

The lighthouse was founded in 1916, but destroyed when the Germans withdrew from Finnmark in the autumn of 1944. It was rebuilt in 1949 based on designs made by the architects Gudolf Blakstad and Herman Munthe-Kaas. In 1983, a small fishing vessel named Austhavet wrecked close to Kjølnes in a storm. 3 local fishermen deceased in the wrecking. The lighthouse has been used as a

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/rental cottage since 1994 when it was automated and the keeper's house was no longer occupied. A number of different buildings make up the lighthouse station: lighthouse, machinery hall, boathouse, landings along with multiple residences with outhouses. The residentially functioning buildings are organised around a yard, while the other buildings are situated at a slight distance from this. The white, square,

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tower is tall and it has a cylindrical red lantern on top that emits three white flashes every 40 seconds. The light has an intensity of 290,000

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s and it can be seen for up to . The light is on from 12 August until 24 April each year. The light is off during the summer due to the

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Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening
* Lighthouses completed in 1916 Lighthouses in Finnmark Listed lighthouses in Norway Hotels in Norway Berlevåg {{Finnmark-geo-stub

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