North Tower (lighthouse)

{{Short description|Lighthouse in Friesland, Netherlands}}

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{{Infobox lighthouse

| name = North Tower Lighthouse
Schiermonnikoog

| image = Vuurtoren Schiermonnikoog 20.JPG

| caption = North Tower, Schiermonnikoog

| location = Schiermonnikoog
Netherlands

| coordinates = {{coord|53|29|13.0|N|6|8|47.5|E|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1854

| yearlit =

| automated =

| yeardeactivated =

| foundation =

| construction = brick, dimension stone

| shape = tapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

| marking = red tower and dome, white lantern

| height = {{convert|36|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|44|m|ft}}

| lens =

| currentlens =

| intensity = 2,500,000 cd

| range = {{convert|28|nmi|km|0}}

| characteristic = Fl (4) W 20s.

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| country = Netherlands

| countrynumber = NL-2192{{cite rowlett|nln|accessdate=February 21, 2016}}

| countrylink = http://www.vuurtorens.net/

}}

The North Tower is the unofficial name for one of the lighthouses on the Dutch island Schiermonnikoog, one of the Frisian Islands, on the edge of the North Sea; the other is the South Tower. It was built by H.G. Jansen & A. van Rhyn, and was activated in 1854. From the tower, weather reports are issued for the coastal waters. In 1998 it was painted red.