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Tsurushima Lighthouse

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Tsurishima Lighthouse
Turu Sima
釣島灯台
Map
LocationTsurushima
Matsuyama, Ehime
Japan
Coordinates33°53′34.9″N 132°38′19.5″E / 33.893028°N 132.638750°E / 33.893028; 132.638750
Tower
ConstructedJune 15, 1873 (1873-06-15)
Constructionstone tower
Height10.3 metres (34 ft)
Shapecylindrical tower with balcony and lantern
Markingswhite tower and lantern
HeritageImportant Cultural Property Edit this on Wikidata
Light
Focal height58.2 metres (191 ft)
Intensitywhite: 310,000 Candela
red: 120,000 Candela
Range20.5 nautical miles (38.0 km; 23.6 mi)
CharacteristicAl Fl W R 16s.[1]
Japan no.4901 [2]

Tsurishima Lighthouse (釣島灯台, tsurushima tōdai) is a lighthouse on the island of Tsurushima, which is administered by Matsuyama, Ehime, Japan.

History

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This lighthouse was one of those designed by Richard Henry Brunton, who worked for the government of Japan in the Meiji period to help them construct lighthouses to allow foreign ships to come to Japan safely. It was made of stone. Work began in October 1871. It was first lit on June 15, 1873.[3] The lighthose became unmanned in April 1963.[4]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 釣島灯台 Japan Coast Guard
  2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Matsuyama Area (Central Ehime)". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
  3. ^ Brunton, Richard (1991). Building Japan, 1868-1879. Japan Library. p. 254. ISBN 1-873410-05-0.
  4. ^ Maloney, Iain (2023). The Japan lights. Tippermuir Books Ltd, Perth, Scotland. p. 199. ISBN 9781913836320.