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11 July 2024

day and night

Borkum is an island in northwestern Germany.  This Great Lighthouse is still in use after 145 years.  At 60 metres tall it is a landfall light for the Ems estuary and a day marker for the port of Emdem.

Here is a night view card I received from Postcrossing


4 comments:

Lisa said...

I love that first one. So tall!

My lighthouses are here:

https://lisasgardenadventureinoregon.blogspot.com/2024/07/thursday-postcard-hunt-lighthouses.html

Four-eyed-missy said...

Amazing - 145 years on and it's still guiding ships!

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Mail Adventures said...

I love to see different views of the same lighthouse!

My lighthouses are here.

marina said...

.beautiful, beautiful lighthouse!