Groote Kaap
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| Location | Den Helder Netherlands |
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| Coordinates | 52°52′51.3″N 4°42′53.2″E / 52.880917°N 4.714778°E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1871 (first) 1966 (second) |
| Construction | steel tower |
| Height | 16.8 metres (55 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | red tower and white lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1985 (current) |
| Focal height | 31 metres (102 ft) |
| Range | white: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) red and green: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) |
| Characteristic | Oc WRG 10s. |
| Netherlands no. | 1482[1] |
Groote Kaap (Great Cape) (also known as the Julianadorp Lighthouse) is a round steel lighthouse painted red with a white light casing on the North Sea coast in the dunes near Julianadorp by the sea, in the municipality of Schagen in the Netherlands.[2] The construction of the tower was completed in 1966. The tower was replaced in 1985.
The tower is 16.8 metres high, and the light has a height of 31 metres above sea level. It is listed with the international number of B0849 and national number of 1482.
Light
- Visibility in nautical miles: white 11; red and green, 8
- Light Character: Oc WRG 10s
- Light source: Halogen, 24V 250W
See also
References
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- ^ "Zanddijk (Large Tower)/ Groote Kaap Light - ARLHS NET-077". World List of Lights (WLOL). Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 30 July 2011.
External links
| Authority control databases: Geographic |
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