Next to the Alte Liebe is the semaphore, it is a signaling system from 1884. The semaphore, whose name comes from Greek and means "sign carrier", showed the passing ships the wind strength and wind direction, namely at the islands of Borkum (B) and Heligoland (H). Another plant is in Bremerhaven.

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Lemmi alias Schlumpf

April 14, 2019

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In addition to the "Old Love" is the semaphore, a wind strength and wind direction indicator from 1884. The technical monument is set daily according to the current weather reports.

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irgendwohin 😗 🥾🚶‍♀️⛰ 🚴‍♀️

August 9, 2020

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The wind strengths of Heligoland and Borkum are displayed here.

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