Nieblum lighthouse
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| Place: | Nieblum on Föhr | |
| Location: | Dike (landside) | |
| Geographical location: | 54 ° 41 '3.9 " N , 8 ° 29' 8.4" E | |
| Fire carrier height : | 9.70 | |
| Fire height : | 11 | |
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| Identifier : | Ubr. (2) wrg 10 s | |
| Scope knows: | 19 nm (35.2 km ) | |
| Scope green: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Scope red: | 15 nm (27.8 km ) | |
| Optics: | Light cannon , type: Vega PEL-6, low-voltage halogen lamp 24 V, 250 W. | |
| Operating mode: | electric | |
| Function: | lighthouse | |
| Construction time: | 1981/82 | |
| Operating time: | in the dark | |
| International ordinal number: | B 1702 | |
The Nieblum lighthouse is a small lighthouse on the German North Sea island of Föhr in Schleswig-Holstein .
Location and description
The tower is located south of the town of Nieblum on Föhr in the district of North Friesland .
It stands directly behind the dike (approx. 400 m from the beach) at the end of the Heidweg. Only the light head is visible from the beach.
The tower has a height of about ten meters; the height of the fire is 11 meters above MThw . The tower consists of a round aluminum tower with an aluminum lamp house and the light cannon. The tower is attached to its foundation with threaded bolts. A small company building stands a few meters south of the tower. The Nebel in Nebel lighthouse on Amrum is identical. The remote-controlled tower has the function of a sector pilot light and is used for navigation in the approach to the Rütergat between the open North Sea and the islands of Amrum and Föhr. There is a strong current in Rütergat. The sectors are very narrow: green 3 °, white 1.5 °, red 3 °. The range of the fire is around 20 nm (white) and around 16 nm (green and red).