Shionomisaki Lighthouse

Shionomisaki Lighthouse
潮岬灯台
Shionomisaki Lighthouse
Map
LocationCape Shionomisaki, Kushimoto, Japan Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates33°26′15″N 135°45′16″E / 33.4375°N 135.7544°E / 33.4375; 135.7544
Tower
Constructed1870 Edit this on Wikidata
Constructionstone Edit this on Wikidata
Height22.51 m (73.9 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with gallery and lantern
Markingswhite (tower), white (lantern) Edit this on Wikidata
Operator5th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters Edit this on Wikidata
Light
First lit15 September 1873 Edit this on Wikidata
Focal height49.47 m (162.3 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Lensfirst order Fresnel lens, second order Fresnel lens (1929–) Edit this on Wikidata
Intensity970,000 candela Edit this on Wikidata
Range19 nmi (35 km; 22 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
Characteristic Fl W 15s Edit this on Wikidata
Japan no.JCG-2902[1]

Shionomisaki Lighthouse (潮岬灯台, Shionomisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse located on Cape Shionomisaki, on the southern coast of Kii Peninsula in the Kansai region of Japan.[2][3] Administratively, it is within the town of Kushimoto, Wakayama Prefecture.

  1. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Southern Wakayama Prefecture". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ Lighthouses of Japan
  3. ^ Siono Misaki Lighthouses of Japan (in Japanese)