Baishamen Lighthouse

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Baishamen Lighthouse
Location Haidian Island, Haikou, Hainan, China

20.071355,110.314028

Coordinates 20°04′17″N 110°18′51″E / 20.071355°N 110.314028°E / 20.071355; 110.314028Coordinates: 20°04′17″N 110°18′51″E / 20.071355°N 110.314028°E / 20.071355; 110.314028
Year first lit c. 2000
Construction concrete
Tower shape triangular cylindrical tower on hexagonal base
Markings / pattern white
Height 236 feet (72 m)
Focal height 256 feet (78 m)
Range 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi)
Characteristic white flash every 6 seconds
Admiralty number F3347.95
NGA number 20131

Baishamen Lighthouse (Chinese: 白沙门灯塔), located on Haidian Island, Haikou, in the province of Hainan, China, is the sixth tallest lighthouse in the world,[1] and the second tallest in China.[2] Rising from a three-storey hexagonal base, the structure is 236 feet (72 m) tall. This active lighthouse has a focal plane of 256 feet (78 m) and sends out a white flash every six seconds. The triangular, cylindrical tower and base are made entirely of white concrete.

It serves as a landfall light for the city of Haikou, and is located on the east side of the entrance to Haikou Bay, the harbor of Haikou on the northeast shore of Haidian Island.

See also

References

  1. Rowlett, Russ. "The Tallest Lighthouses". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30.  Listed as Baisha Men.
  2. Rowlett, Russ (2009-02-11). "Lighthouses of Hainan". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2010-07-30.  Listed as Baisha Men.

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