Skalmen fyr

Skalmen fyr
Data
Country:	Norway
Fylke:	Møre and Romsdal
Municipality:	Smøla
Function:	Coastal fire
Built:	1907
Height:	15.5 m
Height above sea level:	24.0 m
geogr. Position:	Latitude: 63 ° 28'16.85 "N, Longitude: 7 ° 45'41.99" E
Beam range:	14.8 nm
Automated:	2002

The Skalmen fyr is a beacon on the west Norwegian coast in the municipality of Smøla in Fylke Møre og Romsdal .
The first lighthouse keeper on Skalmen fyr, Anton Lund , was the first helmsman to take part in the Gjøa expedition led by Roald Amundsen . The Gjøa was the first ship to cross the Northwest Passage in 1906 .

Web links

Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening

Coordinates: 63 ° 28 ′ 16 ″  N , 7 ° 45 ′ 41 ″  E