Satamisaki Lighthouse

Satamisaki Lighthouse
Sata Misaki
佐多岬灯台
Satamisaki Lighthouse
Map
LocationCape Sata
Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima
Japan
Coordinates30°59′31.6″N 130°39′34″E / 30.992111°N 130.65944°E / 30.992111; 130.65944
Tower
ConstructedOctober 18, 1871 (1871-10-18) (first)
Constructionconcrete tower
Height12.6 metres (41 ft)
Shapeoctagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Light
First lit1950 (current)
Focal height68 metres (223 ft)
LensThird order Fresnel
Intensity400,000 Candela
Rangemain: 21.5 nautical miles (24.7 mi; 39.8 km)
reserve: 12 nautical miles (14 mi; 22 km)
CharacteristicFl (2) W 16s.[1]
Japan no.JCG-6701[2]

Satamisaki Lighthouse (佐多岬灯台, Satamisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on Cape Sata, in the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Prefecture Japan. The lighthouse is located within the borders of the Kirishima-Kinkowan National Park. It has been selected as one of "Japan's 50 best lighthouses".

  1. ^ Sata Misaki Lighthouses of Japan (in Japanese)
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Kagoshima Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.