Lighthouse of the Week, June 1-7, 2014: Kråkenes (Norway)

This particular Norwegian coastal lighthouse does not have a high tower, but it is on a high rock.  And there's a reason that it doesn't have a high tower, I think.

First of all, here's where it is located:

And here's what it looks like close-up.  You can barely see where the light is.
















Here's the lighthouse under calm conditions.  It also appears to have some pretty good-looking rocks behind it.


















The reason I think it has such a low building and tower is that it is exposed to the power of the North Sea.  Which means it gets serious WAVES.   Two examples below.