Musu Point

Musu Dan Lighthouse
Map
LocationMusu Point, North Hamgyong Province, North Korea Edit this at Wikidata
Coordinates40°50′04″N 129°42′51″E / 40.834414°N 129.714219°E / 40.834414; 129.714219
Tower
Constructed1911 Edit this on Wikidata
Foundationconcrete base
Constructionconcrete tower[1]
Height9 m (30 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern[1]
Markingswhite Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height81 m (266 ft) Edit this on Wikidata
Range23 nmi (43 km; 26 mi) Edit this on Wikidata
CharacteristicFl(2) W 15s Edit this on Wikidata

Musu Point[2] or Musu Dan[3] (Korean: 무수, 舞水, "Cape of the Dancing Water" or "Waters") is a North Korean headland in the middle of the country's eastern coast along the Sea of Japan. It forms the eastern side of North Hamgyong's Hwadae County and the northern point of East Korea Bay.

  1. ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of North Korea". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  2. ^ DPRK (1986).
  3. ^ Sailing Directions (Enroute), Pub. 157: Coasts of Korea and China (PDF). Sailing Directions. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2018. p. 76.