Voslapp Range Rear Light
 Voslapp Range Rear Light | |
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| Location | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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| Coordinates | 53°34′53.53″N 8°7′51.25″E / 53.5815361°N 8.1309028°ECoordinates: 53°34′53.53″N 8°7′51.25″E / 53.5815361°N 8.1309028°E |
| Year first constructed | 1962 |
| Foundation | 26 posts, ⌀ 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long |
| Construction | concrete |
| Tower shape | cylindrical, three galleries |
| Markings / pattern | red and white horizontal bands |
| Height | 201 feet (61 m) |
| Focal height | 198 feet (60 m)[1] |
| Intensity | 1,590,000 cd |
| Range | 27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi) |
| Characteristic | white light, 3s on, 3s off, synchronized with Voslapp Range Front Light |
| Admiralty number | B1138.1 |
| NGA number | 114-10216 |
| ARLHS number | FED-249 |
Voslapp Range Rear Light (German: Voslapp Oberfeuer) is an active lighthouse and range light in Voslapp, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 201 feet (61 m) it is the twenty-second tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world.[2] It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Range Front Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.
Evening view of Voslapp Range Rear Light
The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.
The Voslapp range lights replace a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.
The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.
See also
- Leading lights
- List of tallest lighthouses in the world
- List of lighthouses in Germany
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References
- ↑ According to List of Lights. The Lighthouse Directory has 197 feet (60 m).
- ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- List of Lights, Pub. 114, British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 160.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Borkum to Wilhelmshaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- "RFL Voslapp". wsa-wilhelmshaven.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2010.
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