Hesaki Lighthouse
Hesaki Lighthouse (部埼灯台, hesaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on the Kiku Peninsula in Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan.
 Hesaki Lighthouse | |
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| Location | Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | 1871 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Height | 9.7 metres (32 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings | white tower and lantern |
| Light | |
| First lit | 22 January 1871 |
| Focal height | 39.1 metres (128 ft) |
| Lens | Third order Fresnel |
| Intensity | flash: 180,000 candela fixed light: 7,000 candela |
| Range | 17 nautical miles (31 km; 20 mi) |
| Characteristic | F Fl W 15s.[1] |
| Japan no. | 5409 [F5312][2] |
See also
Notes
- "部埼灯台 He Saki" (in Japanese). sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Fukuoka Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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