Aonae Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Aonae Kō Lighthouse
The Aonae Kō lighthouse was constructed in 1974 as a cylindrical concrete tower, 11 meters in height, painted red. Its design featured a round hourglass shape topped with a lantern and gallery. This structure originally marked the end of the main breakwater for Aonae harbor. For forty years, it emitted a green light, showing a single flash every six seconds. In 2014, the lighthouse was deactivated and later demolished.
Why it matters: The lighthouse guided vessels into Aonae harbor and its hourglass-shaped tower served as a distinct visual reference for mariners. Its demolition reflects the modernization of maritime infrastructure.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 6s
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1974
Significant events: Deactivated and demolished in 2014, light moved to a mast on the new South Breakwater
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Aonae(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M7023
- USCG No.
- JCG-0612
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-845
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round hourglass-shaped concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red
Location
- City
- Okushiri
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- The harbor at Aonae, formerly at the end of the original main breakwater, now an inner breakwater
- Latitude
- 42.0584°
- Longitude
- 139.4529°
Nearby Vessels
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