Utvær Lighthouse

It was first lit in 1900 and it was listed as a protected site in 1999. The surrounding area is protected as a nature reserve. It is located on a small, rocky island about {{convert|6.5|km}} due west of the island of Ytre Sula. The site is accessible only by boat, but guided tours are available.{{cite encyclopedia|title=Utvær fyr |encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|editor-last=Godal | editor-first=Anne Marit | editor-link=Anne Marit Godal |publisher=Norsk nettleksikon |location=Oslo|url=http://snl.no/Utvær_fyr |language=no|access-date=13 February 2012}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fyr.no/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=538:utvaer-fyrstasjon&catid=99:sogn-og-fjordane&Itemid=579 |publisher=Norsk Fyrhistorisk Forening |title=Utvær fyrstasjon |language=no |access-date=13 February 2012}}

The {{convert|31|m|adj=on}} tall, round, cast iron tower is painted red. At the top sits a light that emits a white flash every 30 seconds at an elevation of {{convert|45|m}} above sea level. The lighthouse marks the line of transition between the North Sea to the southwest and the Norwegian Sea to the northwest. The light station was heavily damaged in an air raid during World War II in 1945. Many of the buildings were burned, but the historic tower was spared.{{Cite rowlett|norw1a|date=19 July 2011|access-date=2013-12-16}}{{cite book|year=2012|url=http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|format=PDF|author=Kystverket|author-link=Norwegian Coastal Administration|language=no|title=Norske Fyrliste 2012|isbn=9788245013542|access-date=2013-08-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921054604/http://www.kystverket.no/PageFiles/7617/Midt-Norge.pdf|archive-date=2013-09-21|url-status=dead}}

Utvær lighthouse is currently displayed on the 50-kroner Norwegian banknote.{{Cite news|url=https://www.norges-bank.no/en/notes-and-coins/New-banknote-series/New-50-krone-note/new-50-description/|title=New 50-krone note - motifs|access-date=2018-10-24|language=en}}

File:Utvær fyr 2.jpg|Closeup of the tower

File:Utvær fyr 7.jpg|View of the lighthouse complex

File:Utvær fyr 4.jpg|View of the lighthouse and the local village

File:Utvær fyr 8.jpg|Alternate view

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