Shirasu Lighthouse

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Shirasu Lighthouse
白州灯台
Location Ainoshima, Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan
Coordinates 33°59′01″N 130°47′30″E / 33.98361°N 130.79167°E / 33.98361; 130.79167
Year first lit September 1, 1873 (1873-09-01) [1]
Construction Stone
Markings / pattern Black and White Bands
Height 16.7 metres (55 ft)
Focal height 16 metres (52 ft)
Current lens Fl. 4s
Intensity 640 Candela [2]
Range 8 nautical miles (15 km; 9.2 mi) [2]
Characteristic Fl. W 4s [2]
Japan number 5544

Shirasu Lighthouse (白州灯台 shirasu tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Ainoshima, which is administered by Kokurakita-ku, Kitakyūshū, Japan.

References

  1. ↑ "岩松助佐衛門" (in Japanese). Kitakyūshū City. 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "白州灯台" (in Japanese). Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transportation. Retrieved 1 January 2011. 
Early Meiji lighthouses
(Léonce Verny)
Later Meiji lighthouses
(“Brunton’s Children”)
Taisho period lighthouses
Modern lighthouses


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