Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden has a focal height of 31 metres, a tower height of 24 metres and a range of 16 nautical miles. It was built in 1878.
- Focal height
- 31 metres
- Tower height
- 24 metres
- Range
- 16 nautical miles
- Built
- 1878
- First lit
- 1879
- Light characteristic
- F WR (16)
- Coordinates
- 52.46183, 4.57461
The Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden is a lighthouse located in North Holland, the Netherlands. It stands at a tower height of 24m and has a focal height of 31m, with a range of 16 nautical miles. The lighthouse was built in 1878.
Light and tower
It has a cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern tower. The tower is built of cast iron. Its daymark is red brown tower and dome lantern, white lantern. The light has a focal height of 31 metres. The light has a range of 16 nautical miles. Its light characteristic is F WR (16). It was first lit in 1879.
Details
- Name
- Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
- Marking
- red brown tower and dome lantern, white lantern
- Range Nm
- 16
- Year Built
- 1878
- Description
- The '''Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden''' ("low lighthouse of IJmuiden") is a round, cast-iron lighthouse in IJmuiden, Netherlands, designed by Quirinus Harder. It was built in 1878 by D.A. Schretlen & Co, a company in Leiden and activated the following year. In 1909, the top three sections were moved to Vlieland where they serve as a separate lighthouse. In 1966 the lighthouse was moved slightly.
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
- Image Caption
- Lage vuurtoren van IJmuiden
- Location Text
- North Holland
- Focal Height M
- 31
- Tower Height M
- 24
- Year First Lit
- 1879
- Intensity Candelas
- white: 23,000 [[Candela|cd]]<br>red: 5,500 cd
- Light Characteristic
- F WR (16)
- Construction Material
- cast iron tower