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Vuurtoreneiland

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Vuurtoreneiland ("Lighthouse Island") is a small island in the IJmeer, Netherlands, just off the coast of Durgerdam. The island's main function is as a base for a lighthouse; a military fort on the island was abandoned in the 1930s.

Adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Photography via Wikimedia Commons.

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