Den Oever Lighthouse

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Den Oever Lighthouse
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Den Oever Lighthouse
Den Oever Lighthouse
Location Den Oever
Netherlands
Coordinates 52°56′07.2″N5°02′32.0″E / 52.935333°N 5.042222°E / 52.935333; 5.042222 Coordinates: 52°56′07.2″N5°02′32.0″E / 52.935333°N 5.042222°E / 52.935333; 5.042222
Tower
Constructed1885
Constructioncast iron skeletal tower
Height16 metres (52 ft)
Shapehexagonal pyramidal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred tower and lantern, white ball on top of lantern
Heritage Rijksmonument   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1930
Deactivated2009
Focal height15 metres (49 ft)
Intensity1,300 cd
Rangewhite: 10 nautical miles (19 km)
red: 7 nautical miles (13 km)
green: 7 nautical miles (13 km) [1]
Characteristic Iso WRG 5s.
Netherlands no.2064 [2]

The Den Oever Lighthouse is a cast iron lighthouse in Den Oever, the Netherlands, on the Wadden Sea. Erected in 1885, it was originally located at the western end of the former island of Wieringen where it served as the rear light of a pair of leading lights. In 1930, when the Afsluitdijk was finished, the tower was relocated to the eastern end of Wieringen at Den Oever. While the light was first directed the Wadden Sea, it was moved southward in 1932 and turned to face the IJsselmeer. It was deactivated in 2009. [3]

A previous lighthouse in Den Oever was established in 1918. It was moved to Zeughoek in 1930. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Leuchttuerme.net
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill . Retrieved February 21, 2016.
  3. 1 2 Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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