Minsener Oog
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Minsener Oog, also Minser Oog or Minsener Oldeoog, is an uninhabited East Frisian island that belongs to the parish of Wangerooge in the north German district of Friesland in the state of Lower Saxony.[2][3] It has been artificially enlarged through the construction of groynes.
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Geography | |
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Location | North Sea |
Coordinates | 53°45′47″N 8°0′48″E |
Archipelago | East Frisian Islands |
Area | 3.7 km2 (1.4 sq mi) |
Length | 4.5 km (2.8 mi) |
Width | 1.5 km (0.93 mi) |
Highest elevation | 12 m (39 ft) |
Administration | |
Germany | |
Demographics | |
Population | 0 |
Minsener Oog Buhne C Lighthouse | |
Constructed | 1976 |
Construction | concrete tower |
Height | 53 m (174 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with a communications and radar tower on the summit[1] |
Markings | tower with white and black horizontal bands |
Deactivated | 1998 |
Focal height | 22 m (72 ft) |
Characteristic | Fl WRG 4s |
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