Groote Kaap

Groote Kaap (Great Cape) (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 Schagen in the Netherlands.^[2] The construction of the tower was completed in 1966. The tower was replaced in 1985.^{[citation needed]}

LocationDen Helder
Netherlands

Coordinates52°52′51.3″N 4°42′53.2″E

Constructed1871 (first)
1966 (second)

Constructionsteel tower

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Groote Kaap Lighthouse
Julianadorp

Location	Den Helder Netherlands
Coordinates	52°52′51.3″N 4°42′53.2″E
Tower
Constructed	1871 (first) 1966 (second)
Construction	steel tower
Height	16.8 metres (55 ft)
Shape	cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	red tower and white lantern
Light
First lit	1985 (current)
Focal height	31 metres (102 ft)
Range	white: 11 nautical miles (20 km; 13 mi) red and green: 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi)
Characteristic	Oc WRG 10s.
Netherlands no.	1482[1]

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The tower is 16.8 metres high, and the light has a height of 31 metres above sea level. It is listed with the international number of B0849 and national number of 1482.^{[citation needed]}