Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Hoge vuurtoren van IJmuiden | |
Location | IJmuiden, Netherlands |
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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.