Qimei Lighthouse

Coordinates: 22°11′24.7″N 119°25′41.3″E / 22.190194°N 119.428139°E

Qimei Lighthouse
七美嶼燈塔
General information
Type Lighthouse
Location Qimei, Penghu, Taiwan
Opening 1939

The Qimei Lighthouse (Chinese: 七美嶼燈塔; pinyin: Qīměi Yǔ Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Qimei Township, Penghu County, Taiwan.[1]

History

The lighthouse was built in 1939. It was the last lighthouse built by the Japanese government. Originally, it uses acetylene for its power before switching to electricity in 1964. The lighthouse will be opened for public at the end of 2015.[2]

Technical details

The lighthouse has focal plane of 41 meters, in which two white flashes every 10 seconds. The building structure has an 8 meter concrete post sitting atop of 1-story concrete keeper's house. Due to its location at the southern tip of Qimei Island, the lighthouse is used not only for navigation, but also for fishery resources.[3]

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