Kampen Lighthouse

The Kampen Lighthouse is located on the geestland core of the German island of Sylt, south of Kampen. It is a white conical stone tower with a broad black band.

This article is about the lighthouse on the island of Sylt. For the lighthouse at the Ems estuary, see Campen Lighthouse.
Kampen Lighthouse
Rotes Kliff
LocationSylt, Germany
Coordinates54.946197°N 8.340836°E / 54.946197; 8.340836
Tower
Constructed1855
Constructionstone tower with iron rings
Automated1977
Height40 metres (130 ft)
Shapetapered cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower with a horizontal black band
OperatorWasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Tönning (–2021), Wasserstraßen- und Schifffahrtsamt Elbe-Nordsee (2021–) 
HeritageHeritage monument in Schleswig-Holstein 
Light
First lit1856
Focal height62 metres (203 ft)
LensFresnel belt lens
Rangewhite: 20 nautical miles (37 km; 23 mi)
red: 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)
CharacteristicISO 7 s
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