Geumsan Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Geumsan Lighthouse
Also known as: Geumsan (Kumsan)
Geumsan Lighthouse is situated on a high point on the south coast of Namhaedo, South Korea. The structure is a 9-meter tall, round cylindrical concrete tower, colored black with one red horizontal stripe. Its illumination source is 62 meters above sea level and emits a white flash every 6 seconds, observable for 20.4 nautical miles. The area around the lighthouse is open, though visitor access to the tower is restricted. Gwangyang, the closest port, is 11.9 kilometers distant.
Why it matters: Positioned on an elevated point, the lighthouse provides navigation aid for vessels in the southern sea approaches to Namhaedo, marking the coastline and indicating the land mass.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 62m
- Geographic Range
- 20.4NM
Location
- Country
- 🇰🇷South Korea
- Region
- South Gyeongsang
- Sea Region
- south coast of Namhaedo, atop a high promontory
- Latitude
- 34.7102°
- Longitude
- 127.9812°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Gwangyang(11.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4308.94
- NGA No.
- 17096
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 9m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with one red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical white concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Geumsan على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Korea، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.