Mutsurejima Lighthouse
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 Mutsurejima Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°58′41″N 130°52′4.5″E / 33.97806°N 130.867917°ECoordinates: 33°58′41″N 130°52′4.5″E / 33.97806°N 130.867917°E |
| Constructed | 1871 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower height | 10.6 metres (35 ft) |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Automated | 1969 |
| Focal height | 27.9 metres (92 ft) |
| Intensity | 310,000 cd |
| Range | 15.5 nautical miles (28.7 km; 17.8 mi) |
| Characteristic | Fl W 10s.[1] |
| NGA no. | 9944 |
| Japan no. | JCG-5537[2] |
| Admiralty no. | M5334 |
| ARLHS no. | JPN-384 |
Mutsurejima Lighthouse (六連島灯台, mutsurejima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of , which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.
History[]
The lighthouse was first lit in 1872, and was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the beginning of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Mutsurejima Lighthouse Lighthouses of Japan
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Western Yamaguchi". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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