Borkum Great Light

Borkum Great Light (from German: Borkum Großer Leuchtturm, "Borkum greater lighthouse"), also known as Borkum Neuer Light (Neuer Leuchtturm, "new lighthouse"), is an active lighthouse on the island of Borkum, Leer district, state of Lower Saxony, Germany. At a height of 197 feet (60 m) it is the twenty-fourth tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world,[2] as well as the third tallest brick lighthouse in the world. The lighthouse is located at the west side of the Borkum Island. It is the landfall light for the Ems estuary and the port of Emden, serving also as a day mark.

Borkum Great Light
The lighthouse in 2008
Location in Germany
LocationBorkum, Germany
Coordinates53°35′19.55″N 6°39′43.68″E
Year first constructed1817 (first)
Year first lit1879
Foundation3-story octagonal base
Constructionbrick tower
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markings / patternunpainted gray-brown tower, brown basement, red lantern dome.
Tower height197 feet (60 m)
Focal height207 feet (63 m)
Intensity2,000,000 cd
Range24 nautical miles (44 km; 28 mi)
19 nautical miles (35 km; 22 mi) directional white
15 nautical miles (28 km; 17 mi) directional red/green
CharacteristicFl (2) W 12s.
F WRG depending on direction
Admiralty numberB0970
NGA number114-10032
ARLHS numberFED-009[1]
Heritagecultural heritage monument in Germany 

This lighthouse also bears a directional continuous light at a height of 151 feet (46 m) to three different directions with the colors white, red and green.

The tower was built in the summer of 1879 in a record time of six months, following a fire at the old lighthouse.

The site is open, and the tower is open to the public daily April through October and on Thursday, Friday, and Sunday afternoons November through March.

See also

References
  1. Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Germany: Borkum to Wilhelmshaven". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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