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Voslapp Rear Range Light

Coordinates: 53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E / 53.581611°N 8.130861°E / 53.581611; 8.130861
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Voslapp Rear Range Light
Voslapp Oberfeuer
Map
LocationWilhelmshaven, Germany
Coordinates53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E / 53.581611°N 8.130861°E / 53.581611; 8.130861
Tower
Constructed1962
Foundation26 posts, ø 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long
Constructionconcrete tower
Height201 feet (61 m)
Shapecylindrical tower with three galleries
Markingstower painted with red and white horizontal bands
OperatorWSA Wilhelmshaven[2]
Light
Focal height198 feet (60 m)[1]
Intensity1,590,000 cd
Range27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristicwhite 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.

Evening view

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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ According to List of Lights. The Lighthouse Directory has 197 feet (60 m).
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Borkum to Wilhelmshaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  3. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.