Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden

Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Location IJmuiden, Netherlands
Coordinates 52°27′39″N 4°34′58″E / 52.46083°N 4.58278°E
Year first constructed 1878
Construction Cast iron
Height 35m
Intensity 3,500,000 cd
Range 29 nautical miles (54 km; 33 mi)
Characteristic 5s

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.

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