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.
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| Location | Moji-ku, Kitakyūshū Japan |
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| Coordinates | 33°57′33.8″N 131°01′22.7″E |
| Year first constructed | 1871 |
| Year first lit | 22 January 1871 |
| Construction | granite tower |
| Tower shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
| Markings / pattern | white tower and lantern |
| Tower height | 9.7 metres (32 ft) |
| Focal height | 39.1 metres (128 ft) |
| Original 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] |
| Admiralty number | M5312 |
| NGA number | 9766 |
| ARLHS number | JPN-098 |
| Japan number | 5409 [F5312][2] |
Notes
- "部埼灯台 He Saki" (in Japanese). sakura.ne.jp. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
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