Wuqiu Lighthouse

Wuqiu Lighthouse
Wuqiu Lighthouse
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LocationWuqiu, Kinmen, Taiwan
Coordinates24°59′31″N 119°27′11″E / 24.992045°N 119.452948°E / 24.992045; 119.452948
Tower
Constructed1874
Constructionstone tower
Height19.5 meters (64 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingsblack tower and lantern
OperatorMaritime and Port Bureau[2]
Heritagelist of national monuments of Taiwan Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Deactivated1951-2017
Focal height87.2 meters (286 ft)
Range11.3 nautical miles (20.9 km; 13.0 mi) [1]
CharacteristicFl W 5s.

The Wuqiu Lighthouse (traditional Chinese: 烏坵嶼燈塔; simplified Chinese: 乌丘屿灯塔; pinyin: Wūqiū Yǔ Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Daqiu Village, Wuqiu Township (Ockseu), Kinmen County (Quemoy), Fujian Province (Fukien), Republic of China (Taiwan).[3][4]

  1. ^ Wuchiu Yu Lighthouse Maritime and Port Bureau. Retrieved April 17, 2016
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Matsu and Kinmen". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
  3. ^ "Historic spot". Archived from the original on 2016-02-04. Retrieved 2016-01-29.
  4. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Matsu and Kinmen". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.