![]() Wuqiu Lighthouse | |
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Location | Wuqiu, Kinmen, Taiwan |
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Coordinates | 24°59′31″N 119°27′11″E / 24.992045°N 119.452948°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1874 |
Construction | stone tower |
Height | 19.5 meters (64 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | black tower and lantern |
Operator | Maritime and Port Bureau[2] |
Heritage | list of national monuments of Taiwan ![]() |
Light | |
Deactivated | 1951-2017 |
Focal height | 87.2 meters (286 ft) |
Range | 11.3 nautical miles (20.9 km; 13.0 mi) [1] |
Characteristic | Fl 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]