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Lighthouse
Po Toi Lighthouse
Po Toi Lighthouse
LocationNew Territories
Hong Kong
Coordinates22°9′25.4″N 114°15′27.6″E / 22.157056°N 114.257667°E / 22.157056; 114.257667
Tower
Constructed1970 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionconcrete building
Height6 metres (20 ft)
Shape1-storey equipment building with light on the top
Markingswhite building
Light
First lit1970
Focal height67 metres (220 ft)
LensPharos Marine FA-250LED
Range18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.
Hong Kong no.HK-126

Po Toi Lighthouse, also known as Nam Kok Tsui lighthouse or Lighthouse 126, is an active light on Po Toi, the main island of the Po Toi Islands group, Hong Kong.

The light was constructed and lit in 1970. The structure is a concrete equipment building with gallery and a light on the top. Located on the top of a hill, on the southeast side of a pointed peninsula along the "Po Toi Country Trail", there is a long flight of stairs with a railing leading to the top, it is the southernmost lighthouse in Hong Kong.

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References

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
  2. NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 December 2016
  3. Po-Toi-Island- Retrieved 2016-06-03
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