Groote Kaap
Encyclopedia
Groote Kaap (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 Den Helder
. The construction of the tower was completed in 1966. The tower was replaced in 1985.
The tower is 16.8 meters high, and the light has a height of 31 meters above sea level. It is listed with the international number of B0849 and national number of 1482.
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
painted red with a white light casing on the North Sea
North Sea
In the southwest, beyond the Straits of Dover, the North Sea becomes the English Channel connecting to the Atlantic Ocean. In the east, it connects to the Baltic Sea via the Skagerrak and Kattegat, narrow straits that separate Denmark from Norway and Sweden respectively...
coast in the dunes near Julianadorp
Julianadorp
Julianadorp is a town in the Dutch province of North Holland. It is a part of the municipality of Den Helder, and lies about 6 km south of Den Helder.It was formed in 1909, and named after Princess Juliana who was born that same year....
by the sea, in the municipality of Den Helder
Den Helder
Den Helder is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland. Den Helder occupies the northernmost point of the North Holland peninsula...
. The construction of the tower was completed in 1966. The tower was replaced in 1985.
The tower is 16.8 meters high, and the light has a height of 31 meters 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