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Location | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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Coordinates | 53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E / 53.581611°N 8.130861°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1962 |
Foundation | 26 posts, ø 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 201 feet (61 m) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with three galleries |
Markings | tower painted with red and white horizontal bands |
Operator | WSA Wilhelmshaven [2] |
Light | |
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 Front Range Light |
Voslapp Rear Range 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. [3] It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Front Range Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.
The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.
The Voslapp Range Lights replaced a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.
The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.
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Location | Wilhelmshaven, Germany |
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Coordinates | 53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E / 53.581611°N 8.130861°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1962 |
Foundation | 26 posts, ø 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 201 feet (61 m) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with three galleries |
Markings | tower painted with red and white horizontal bands |
Operator | WSA Wilhelmshaven [2] |
Light | |
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 Front Range Light |
Voslapp Rear Range 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. [3] It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Front Range Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.
The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.
The Voslapp Range Lights replaced a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.
The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.