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Helgoland lighthouse
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Heligoland Lighthouse
LocationHeligoland, Heligoland, Germany OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Coordinates 54°10′55″N7°52′57″E / 54.18183°N 7.88239°E / 54.18183; 7.88239
Tower
Constructed1941  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Constructionreinforced concrete (tower), brick (veneer)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Automated1956  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Height35 m (115 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Shapesquare tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred (tower), white (lantern)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
OperatorWasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
HeritageHeritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First lit1952  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height82 m (269 ft)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Lensrotator with 3 converging lenses
Intensity35 megacandela  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Range28 nmi (52 km; 32 mi)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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