Satamisaki Lighthouse
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| Location | Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima, Japan |
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| Coordinates | 30°59′32″N 130°39′34″E / 30.99222°N 130.65944°E |
| Year first constructed | 1871 |
| Year first lit | October 18, 1871 |
| Construction | Concrete |
| Markings / pattern | White |
| Height | 12.6 metres (41 ft) |
| Focal height | 68 metres (223 ft) |
| Original lens | Third order Fresnel |
| Intensity | 400,000 Candela |
| Range | 21.5 nautical miles (24.7 mi; 39.8 km) |
| Characteristic | Gp. Fl. W 16s |
| Japan number | 6701 [F4836] |
Satamisaki Lighthouse (佐多岬灯台 satamisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse on Cape Sata on the Ōsumi Peninsula, in the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima, Japan.
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. It was first lit on October 18, 1871.
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