Groote Kaap

Groote Kaap Lighthouse
Julianadorp
Map
LocationDen Helder
Netherlands
Coordinates52°52′51.3″N 4°42′53.2″E / 52.880917°N 4.714778°E / 52.880917; 4.714778
Tower
Constructed1871 (first)
1966 (second)
Constructionsteel tower
Height16.8 metres (55 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsred tower and white lantern
Light
First lit1985 (current)
Focal height31 metres (102 ft)
Rangewhite: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi)
red and green: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
CharacteristicOc 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

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Northern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ "Zanddijk (Large Tower)/ Groote Kaap Light - ARLHS NET-077". World List of Lights (WLOL). Amateur Radio Lighthouse Society. Retrieved 30 July 2011.


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