Satamisaki Lighthouse
Satamisaki Lighthouse (佐多岬灯台, satamisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse in Cape Sata on the Ōsumi Peninsula, in the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima, Japan.
 Satamisaki Lighthouse | |
| Location | Cape Sata Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Japan |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 30°59′31.6″N 130°39′34″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | October 18, 1871 (first) |
| Construction | concrete tower |
| Height | 12.6 metres (41 ft) |
| Shape | octagonal tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 1950 (current) |
| Focal height | 68 metres (223 ft) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 400,000 Candela |
| Range | main: 21.5 nautical miles (24.7 mi; 39.8 km) reserve: 12 nautical miles (14 mi; 22 km) |
| Characteristic | Fl (2) W 16s.[1] |
| Japan no. | JCG-6701[2] |
History
This lighthouse 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 the country safe for foreign ships. Work began at January of 1870.[3] It was first lit on October 18, 1871. The present lighthouse is a replica of the original lighthouse.[4]
See also
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Satamisaki lighthouse.
- Sata Misaki Lighthouses of Japan (in Japanese)
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Kagoshima Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
- Brunton, Richard (1991). Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library. p. 254. ISBN 1-873410-05-0.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Kagoshima Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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