Oostende Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Oostende Entrance Range Rear Lighthouse
This steel skeletal tower stands 42 meters tall and features red and white horizontal bands. It is part of a range system, working with a front light to guide vessels. The light characteristic is a white flash every 10 seconds. The tower's focal height is 46 meters, and it has a geographic range of 18.1 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: This light serves as the rear of a critical range system, providing precise alignment for ships entering the harbor area of Oostende, ensuring they stay within the designated channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 46m
- Geographic Range
- 18.1NM
Location
- City
- Bruges
- Country
- 🇧🇪Belgium
- Region
- West Flanders
- Sea Region
- harbor area of Oostende
- Latitude
- 51.3630°
- Longitude
- 3.1979°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Zeebrugge(0.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- B0107.1
- NGA No.
- 9037.1
- ARLHS No.
- BEL-002
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 42m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- steel
Structure: triangular skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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