Voslapp Rear Range Light

Voslapp Range Rear Light
Voslapp Oberfeuer

Voslapp Range Rear Light
Location	Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Coordinates	53°34′53.8″N 8°7′51.1″E
Tower
Constructed	1962
Foundation	26 posts, ⌀ 50 centimetres (20 in), approx. 15.5 metres (51 ft) long
Construction	concrete tower
Height	201 feet (61 m)
Shape	cylindrical tower with three galleries
Markings	tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Operator	WSA Wilhelmshaven
Light
Focal height	198 feet (60 m)
Intensity	1,590,000 cd
Range	27 nautical miles (50 km; 31 mi)
Characteristic	white light, 3s on, 3s off, synchronized with Voslapp Range Front Light

Voslapp Range Rear Light (Template:Lang-de) is an active lighthouse and range light in Voslapp, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 201 feet (61 m) it is the twenty-second tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world. It is located 4.3 kilometres (2.7 mi) south-southwest of Voslapp Range Front Light, behind the dike at the village of Voslapp, about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) north of Wilhelmshaven.

Evening view of Voslapp Range Rear Light

The tower is 4.5 metres (15 ft) in diameter. The lamp used is a 250 W lamp.

The Voslapp range lights replace a single lighthouse which was built in 1907.

The site is open, but the tower is closed to the public.

See also

• Leading lights
• List of tallest lighthouses in the world
• List of lighthouses in Germany

References

• List of Lights, Pub. 114: British Isles, English Channel and North Sea (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2010. p. 160.
• Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Borkum to Wilhelmshaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
• "RFL Voslapp". wsa-wilhelmshaven.de (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2010.