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Danish lighthouse put on wheels to move it away from eroding sea

Danish lighthouse put on wheels to move it away from eroding sea

Rubjerg Knude used to be 200 metres away from coast before sand shifting and erosion

A 120-year-old lighthouse has been put on wheels and rails to move it away from the North Sea, which has been eroding the coastline of north-western Denmark.

When the 23-metre (75ft) Rubjerg Knude lighthouse was first lit in 1900, it was roughly 200 metres from the coast; now it is about only six.

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