Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

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Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
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Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Location IJmuiden, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°27′39″N4°34′58″E / 52.46083°N 4.58278°E / 52.46083; 4.58278 Coordinates: 52°27′39″N4°34′58″E / 52.46083°N 4.58278°E / 52.46083; 4.58278
Tower
Constructed1878
Construction Cast iron
Height43 metres (141 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingstower reddish brown and white lantern
Heritage Rijksmonument   OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Light
First litFebruary 1878  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Focal height53 metres (174 ft)
Lenstwo 4th order Fresnel lenses
Intensity3,500,000 cd
Range29 nautical miles (54 km)
Characteristic Fl W 5s.
Netherlands no.NL-1332 [1]

The hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden ("high lighthouse of IJmuiden") is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden.

Together with the Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden, the 35-meter high lighthouse forms a pair of leading lights marking the IJgeul (the entrance on the North Sea to the North Sea Canal). The lighthouse has 159 steps; it is unmanned and not open for visitors.

See also

Notes

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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