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Mutsurejima Lighthouse

Coordinates: 33°58′41″N 130°52′4.5″E / 33.97806°N 130.867917°E / 33.97806; 130.867917
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Mutsurejima Lighthouse
Muture Sima
六連島灯台
Mutsurejima Lighthouse
Map
LocationMutsurejima
Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi
Japan
Coordinates33°58′41″N 130°52′4.5″E / 33.97806°N 130.867917°E / 33.97806; 130.867917
Tower
Constructed1871
Constructiongranite tower
Automated1969
Height10.6 metres (35 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
Light
Focal height27.9 metres (92 ft)
Intensity310,000 cd
Range15.5 nautical miles (28.7 km; 17.8 mi)
CharacteristicFl W 10s.[1]
Japan no.JCG-5537[2]

Mutsurejima Lighthouse (六連島灯台, mutsurejima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Mutsurejima, which is administered by Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi, Japan.

History

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Work began in late 1870.[3] The lighthouse was first lit in 1872, and was designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who was hired by the government of Japan at the beginning of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make it safe for foreign ships.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Mutsurejima Lighthouse Lighthouses of Japan
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Western Yamaguchi". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Maloney, Iain (2023). The Japan lights. Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland. p. 178. ISBN 9781913836320.