Iojimazaki Lighthouse

Lighthouse
32°42′50.7″N 129°45′40.5″E / 32.714083°N 129.761250°E / 32.714083; 129.761250TowerConstructedSeptember 14, 1871 (1871-09-14) (first)
1954 (second)Constructionconcrete towerHeight11.5 metres (38 ft)Shapehexagonal tower with lanternMarkingswhite tower and lanternLightFirst lit2003 (current)Focal height64.4 metres (211 ft)Intensity210,000 cdRange21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)[1]CharacteristicFl (4) W 30s.Japan no.JCG-6330[2]

Iojimazaki Lighthouse (伊王島灯台, iōjima tōdai) is a lighthouse in Iōjima, Nagasaki, Japan.

History

Iojimazaki Lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the start of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships to come to Japan.

See also

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References

  1. ^ Lighthouses in Japan
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Nagasaki Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

External links

  • Photo of Iojimazaki Lighthouse
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Early Meiji lighthouses
(Léonce Verny)
  • Kannonzaki Lighthouse (1869/1925)
  • Nojimazaki Lighthouse (1869)
  • Shinagawa Lighthouse (1870)
  • Jōgashima Lighthouse (1870)
Later Meiji lighthouses
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