The Kingdom of Norway (Norge in Norwegian) is one of the world's most maritime nations. The country is long and narrow with drowned valleys called fjords that bring the sea far inland in most regions. The mainland coast is estimated to be 2650 km (1650 mi) long and when all the islands and minor indentations are counted the total coastline approaches an astonishing 60,000 km (37,500 mi), long enough the go around the world one and a half times. With such a lengthy and rocky shore it's not surprising that Norway has a large number of lighthouses. Norway is divided into counties (fylker) and the counties are divided into townships (kommuner). This page lists lighthouses of the Karmøy and Haugesund area in northern Rogaland County on the southwest coast of Norway. Lighthouses of the central part of Rogaland are on the Stavanger Area page, and those of the southern area are on the Eigersund Area page. In Norwegian a lighthouse is a fyrtårn (fire tower) or simply a fyr; a fyrlykt is a beacon and a lyktehus is a lantern. Øy is an island, holmen is an islet, skjær is a skerry (a tiny island or rocky reef), sund is a strait (often between an island and the mainland), bukt is a bay, nes is a headland, and havn is a harbor. Aids to navigation are maintained by the Kystverket (Coast Directorate), an agency of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. ARLHS numbers are from the ARLHS World List of Lights. NF numbers are from the Norsk Fyrliste. Admiralty numbers are from volume B of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 115. In 2018 NGA dropped most of its listings for the Norwegian fjords.
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Utsira Lighthouses
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Karmøy Lighthouses
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Haugesund Lighthouses
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Northern Vindafjord (Bjoafjord) Lighthouse
Information available on lost lighthouses: Notable faux lighthouses: Adjoining pages: North: Leirvik Area | South: Stavanger Area |
Posted May 15, 2006. Checked and revised June 20, 2024. Lighthouses: 36. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.