latitude 52° 37' 8.2" N
longitude 4° 37' 18.2" E
The lighthouse was built as a memorial to Jan C. J. van Speijk (or van Speyk), who blew up his own ship to prevent it from falling into the hands of Belgian revolutionaries at Antwerp in 1831. Located on the seaside boulevard in Egmond aan Zee, about 20 km north of Ijmuiden. (B 0842)
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