Maasvlakte Light

Maasvlakte Lighthouse

Maasvlakte Light, 2008
Location Maasvlakte
Netherlands
Coordinates 51°58′12.17″N 4°0′51.45″E / 51.9700472°N 4.0142917°E / 51.9700472; 4.0142917Coordinates: 51°58′12.17″N 4°0′51.45″E / 51.9700472°N 4.0142917°E / 51.9700472; 4.0142917
Year first constructed 1974
Deactivated 2008
Construction concrete tower
Tower shape octagonal prism tower with double gallery and rotating antenna on the top
Markings / pattern black and yellow horizontal bands tower
Height 216 feet (66 m)[1]
Focal height 67 metres (220 ft)
Original lens 3rd order Fresnel lens
Intensity 2,500,000 cd
Range 28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
Characteristic five white flashes every 20s
Admiralty number B0633
NGA number 114-9640 (former)
ARLHS number NET-055
Netherlands number NL-0986

Maasvlakte Light is an inactive lighthouse in Maasvlakte, an industrial area in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At a height of 216 feet (66 m) it is the twelfth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[2] as well as the second tallest concrete lighthouse in the world and the tallest Dutch lighthouse.

The lighthouse is located behind the dunes and sea dike protecting Europoort, on the south side of the mouth of the Maas. It marks the entrance to the Nieuwe Waterweg.

The light was first lit on September 19, 1974. The lens were transferred from the old Hoek van Holland High Light (the old rear range light) which was decommissioned in 1974. The light was deactivated on October 31, 2008, due to changes in the harbour reducing its usefulness. The radar antenna is still in service.

The tower has 295 steps.

The site is accessible, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

References

  1. ↑ According to The Lighthouse Directory. 62m according to Vuurtoren in Nederland
  2. ↑ Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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