Maasvlakte Light
Maasvlakte Light is an inactive lighthouse in Maasvlakte, an industrial area in the city of Rotterdam, the Netherlands. At a height of 216 feet it is the twelfth-tallest "traditional lighthouse" in the world, as well as the second-tallest concrete lighthouse in the world, and the tallest Dutch lighthouse.
- Industrial building
- …is operated by Rijkswaterstaat
- …dates from 1975
- …stands 65 metres (213 feet) tall
- Description: lighthouse in the Netherlands
- Also known as“Maasvlakte”“Maasvlakte Lighthouse”“Vuurtoren aan de Maasvlakte”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Maasvlakte Power Plant and Haliade-X.
Maasvlakte Power Plant
Power station
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Maasvlakte Power Plant is a power station, which is situated 1 km southeast of Maasvlakte Light.
Haliade-X
Electrical generator
Haliade-X is an electrical generator, which is situated 1 km south of Maasvlakte Light.
Hutchison ECT Euromax Terminal
Hutchison ECT Euromax Terminal is situated 1½ km northeast of Maasvlakte Light.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Maasvlakte and Hook of Holland.
Oostvoorne
Village
Oostvoorne is a village in the western Netherlands, in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee. Oostvoorne is situated 9 km southeast of Maasvlakte Light.
Maasvlakte Light
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Latitude
51.97005° or 51° 58′ 12″ north
Longitude
4.01431° or 4° 0′ 52″ east
Open location code
9F36X2C7+2P
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
building=industrial
OpenStreetMap feature
man_made=lighthouse
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Maasvlakte Light” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Kustlicht Maasvlakte”
- Dutch: “Vuurtoren aan de Maasvlakte”
- French: “phare de Maasvlakte”
- French: “Phare de Maasvlakte”
- German: “Kustlicht Maasvlakte”
- German: “Leuchtturm an der Maasebene”
- German: “Leuchtturm Maasvlakte”
- German: “Vuurtoren aan de Maasvlakte”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sif Maasvlakte 2 and BritNed converterstation.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Maasvlakte, Pieter van Vollenhovenweg and Pieter van Vollenhovenweg.
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