Maasvlakte Light

Maasvlakte Light

Maasvlakte Light, 2008
Location	Maasvlakte Netherlands
Coordinates	51°58′12.17″N 4°0′51.45″E
Tower
Constructed	1974
Construction	concrete tower
Height	216 feet (66 m)
Shape	octagonal tower with double gallery and rotating antenna on the top
Markings	black and yellow horizontal bands tower
Light
First lit	19 September 1974
Deactivated	2008
Focal height	67 metres (220 ft)
Lens	3rd order Fresnel lens
Intensity	2,500,000 cd
Range	28 nautical miles (52 km; 32 mi)
Characteristic	five white flashes every 20s
Netherlands no.	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, 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

• List of tallest lighthouses in the world
• List of lighthouses in the Netherlands

References

• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Southern Netherlands". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• "Vuurtoren in Nederland - Vuurtoren Maasvlakte" [Lighthouses in the Netherlands - Maasvlakte Lighthouse]. vuurtorens.net (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.