Hesaki Lighthouse

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Hesaki Lighthouse
He Saki
部埼灯台
Hesaki Light.jpg
Hesaki Lighthouse
LocationMoji-ku, Kitakyūshū
Japan
Coordinates33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E / 33.959389°N 131.022972°E / 33.959389; 131.022972Coordinates: 33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E / 33.959389°N 131.022972°E / 33.959389; 131.022972
Constructed1871
Constructiongranite tower
Tower height9.7 metres (32 ft)
Tower shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
First lit22 January 1871 (1871-01-22)
Focal height39.1 metres (128 ft)
LensThird order Fresnel
Intensityflash: 180,000 candela
fixed light: 7,000 candela
Range17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi)
CharacteristicF Fl W 15s.[1]
Admiralty no.M5312
NGA no.9766
Japan no.5409 [F5312][2]
ARLHS no.JPN-098

Hesaki Lighthouse (部埼灯台, hesaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.

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  1. ^ "部埼灯台 He Saki" (in Japanese). sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Fukuoka Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.


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