Gageodo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gageodo Lighthouse
Also known as: Gageodo (Soheuksando, Sohuksan Do)
The Gageodo Lighthouse, built in 1907, stands as a cylindrical concrete tower, 11 meters high, on the northwestern point of Gageodo island. Its focal height reaches 84 meters above sea level. The structure includes a lantern and gallery, painted white. From this location, about 100 km west southwest of Jindo, it emits a white light with a characteristic of one flash every 15 seconds. The lighthouse is situated approximately 75 km from the nearest port at Daebul/Yeongam-gun.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for vessels navigating the waters west of the Korean peninsula, marking the northwestern extremity of Gageodo island.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 84m
- Geographic Range
- 23.1NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1907
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Daebul/Yeongam-gun(75.3 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4227
- NGA No.
- 17708
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery
Location
- City
- Heuksan
- Country
- 🇰🇷South Korea
- Region
- South Jeolla
- Sea Region
- northwestern point of Gageodo island, about 100 km west southwest of Jindo
- Latitude
- 34.0946°
- Longitude
- 125.0994°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Gageodo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Korea، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.