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 11 counties (fylker) and the counties are divided into municipalities (kommuner). This page lists lighthouses of the central part of Møre og Romsdal County in the central part of the west coast; this region is the traditional district of Romsdal. Molde is the largest of the many small ports in the region. 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 volumes L of the Admiralty List of Lights & Fog Signals. U.S. NGA List numbers are from Publication 115.
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![]() Storesundet Light, Fræna, July 2024 photo copyright William Thievon; used by permission |
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Information available on lost lighthouses:
Notable faux lighthouses:
Adjoining pages: North: Nordmøre (Kristiansund Area) | South: Sunnmøre (Ålesund Area)
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Posted June 19, 2006. Checked and revised August 17, 2024. Lighthouses: 32. Site copyright 2024 Russ Rowlett and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.