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Lighthouse
Iojimazaki Lighthouse
Iō Sima
伊王島灯台
LocationIōjima, Nagasaki
Japan
Coordinates32°42′50.7″N 129°45′40.5″E / 32.714083°N 129.761250°E / 32.714083; 129.761250
Tower
ConstructedSeptember 14, 1871 (1871-09-14) (first)
1954 (second)
Constructionconcrete tower
Height11.5 metres (38 ft)
Shapehexagonal tower with lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Light
First lit2003 (current)
Focal height64.4 metres (211 ft)
Intensity210,000 cd
Range21 nautical miles (39 km; 24 mi)
CharacteristicFl (4) W 30s.
Japan no.JCG-6330

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

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

Lighthouses of Japan
Early Meiji lighthouses
(Léonce Verny)
Later Meiji lighthouses
(“Brunton’s Children”)
Other historic lighthouses
Modern lighthouses
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