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Slettnes Lighthouse, the Glossary

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  1. 21 relations: Barents Sea, Candela, Cast-iron architecture, Finnmark, Fruholmen Lighthouse, Gamvik (village), Gamvik Municipality, Ingøya, Köppen climate classification, Lighthouse, Lighthouses in Norway, List of lighthouses in Norway, Midnight sun, Nordkinnhalvøya, Norway, Norwegian Coastal Administration, Norwegian Meteorological Institute, Slettnes Nature Reserve, Subarctic climate, Tundra, World War II.

  2. 1905 establishments in Norway
  3. Lighthouses completed in 1905
  4. Lighthouses in Finnmark

Barents Sea

The Barents Sea (also; Barentshavet,; Barentsevo More) is a marginal sea of the Arctic Ocean, located off the northern coasts of Norway and Russia and divided between Norwegian and Russian territorial waters.

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Candela

The candela (or; symbol: cd) is the unit of luminous intensity in the International System of Units (SI).

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Cast-iron architecture

Cast-iron architecture is the use of cast iron in buildings and objects, ranging from bridges and markets to warehouses, balconies and fences.

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Finnmark

Finnmark (Finnmárku; Finmarkku; Finnmark; Финнмарк) is a county in the northern part of Norway.

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Fruholmen Lighthouse

Fruholmen Lighthouse (Fruholmen fyr, former name Norskholmen fyr) is a coastal lighthouse located in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway. Slettnes Lighthouse and Fruholmen Lighthouse are lighthouses in Finnmark.

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Gamvik (village)

Gamvik is a fishing village in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Gamvik Municipality

(Gáŋgaviika) is a municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Ingøya

or is an island on the edge of the Arctic Ocean in Måsøy Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Köppen climate classification

The Köppen climate classification is one of the most widely used climate classification systems.

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Lighthouse

A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.

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Lighthouses in Norway

The coast of Norway is long and there have been a total of 212 lighthouses along it, but no more than 154 have ever been operational at the same time.

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List of lighthouses in Norway

The following is a sortable, but partial list of active and some decommissioned lighthouses along the Norwegian coastline.

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Midnight sun

Midnight sun, also known as polar day, is a natural phenomenon that occurs in the summer months in places north of the Arctic Circle or south of the Antarctic Circle, when the Sun remains visible at the local midnight.

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Nordkinnhalvøya

Nordkinnhalvøya (Nordkinn Peninsula; Čorgašnjárga) is a peninsula in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Norway

Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.

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Norwegian Coastal Administration

Norwegian Coastal Administration (Kystverket) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for the water transport infrastructure along the 9,200 km Coast of Norway.

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Norwegian Meteorological Institute

The Norwegian Meteorological Institute (Meteorologisk institutt), also known internationally as MET Norway, is Norway's national meteorological institute.

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Slettnes Nature Reserve

The Slettnes Nature Reserve is a 1158 ha protected area of land in Gamvik Municipality in Finnmark county, Norway.

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Subarctic climate

The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a continental climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers.

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Tundra

In physical geography, tundra is a type of biome where tree growth is hindered by frigid temperatures and short growing seasons.

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World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

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See also

1905 establishments in Norway

Lighthouses completed in 1905

Lighthouses in Finnmark

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slettnes_Lighthouse

Also known as Slettnes fyr, Slettnes fyrstasjon.