Kashinozaki Lighthouse
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| Location | Kii Ōshima Kushimoto, Wakayama Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°28′17.9″N 135°51′42.5″E / 33.471639°N 135.861806°ECoordinates: 33°28′17.9″N 135°51′42.5″E / 33.471639°N 135.861806°E |
| Constructed | July 8, 1870 |
| Construction | concrete and stone tower |
| Tower height | 14.6 metres (48 ft) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| First lit | 1954 (rebuilt) |
| Focal height | 47 metres (154 ft) |
| Lens | Second order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 530,000 Candela |
| Range | 18.5 nautical miles (34.3 km; 21.3 mi)[1] |
| Characteristic | Gp Fl (2) 20s. |
| NGA no. | 6756 |
| Japan no. | 2889[2] |
| Admiralty no. | M5998 |
| ARLHS no. | JPN-239 |
Kashinozaki Lighthouse (樫野埼灯台, kashinozaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Kii Ōshima, which is administered by Kushimoto, Wakayama, Japan.
History[]
It was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses in Japan to make it safe for foreign ships.
See also[]
- Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan), No. 83: Optical Instruments of the Kashinozaki Lighthouse
- List of lighthouses in Japan
Notes[]
- ^ Lighthouses of Japan
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Southern Wakayama Prefecture". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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