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Waddenzee / Terschelling / Brandaris Lighthouse
The Brandaris is built in 1594 after a 200years older lighttower collapsed. She was the first Dutch light with a Fresnel-lens, 1837.
Now she's a State monument, but still in function.
Keywords: Wadden sea;Netherlands;Terschelling

The Brandaris is built in 1594 after a 200years older lighttower collapsed. She was the first Dutch light with a Fresnel-lens, 1837.
Now she's a State monument, but still in function.

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Album name:Hans de Graaf / Netherlands
Current status (active, not active, museum etc):Active
Construction details (year of built, shape etc):1594
Height of the tower, m:52 Focal plane elevation above sea level, m:54
Light Description (light sectors, colour of the light, number of flashes etc):Flashing, period 5s, flash 0.3s, eclipse 4.7s, white
Range, nm:29 nm
Any other comments:Ra CG. Storm Signals
Coordinates (in any format):53 21.6206 N 5 12.8498 E
Displayed:489 times
Date added:Feb 06, 2012
Keywords:Wadden sea / Netherlands / Terschelling
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