Bīngmǎjiǎo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Bīngmǎjiǎo Lighthouse
Also known as: Bīngmǎjiǎo (Bīngmǎ Jiǎo, Yángpǔ Point)
Built in 1995, Bīngmǎjiǎo Lighthouse is a 41-meter cylindrical concrete tower located on a bluff near Émàn on Hainan's northwestern coast. Its white structure is accented with red vertical stripes along its six ribs. The tower houses a lantern and gallery, and its focal height reaches 71 meters. It emits a white light with one flash every 6 seconds, visible for 21.5 nautical miles. The lighthouse is situated near Yangpu port, approximately 9.9 kilometers away. Since about 2017, the lighthouse has been inactive.
Why it matters: The lighthouse served as a significant navigational aid on a key maritime route along Hainan's northwestern coast. Its unique design, a round concrete tower with distinctive ribs and red stripes, marks it as an architectural feature along the shoreline.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 71m
- Light Range
- 22NM (40.7 km)
- Geographic Range
- 21.5NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1995
Significant events: Inactive since about 2017
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Yangpu(9.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3339
- NGA No.
- 112-20152
- ARLHS No.
- PRC-010
- Wikidata
- Q115046202 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 41m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white with red vertical stripes along the ribs
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern, gallery, and six ribs
Location
- City
- Eman
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Hainan
- Sea Region
- on a bluff near Émàn on the northwestern coast of Hǎinán
- Latitude
- 19.8898°
- Longitude
- 109.2660°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.