Gwanam Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Gwanam Lighthouse
Gwanam Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower standing 17 meters tall, topped by a focal height of 18 meters. It is painted yellow with a black base and is situated on a large round concrete base. The structure is positioned on a rocky reef approximately 250 meters offshore, southeast of the Gampo lighthouses. Operational since an unspecified date, its white light emits a single flash every 15 seconds, visible for 12.7 nautical miles. This lighthouse is located near Gyeongju-si in the North Gyeongsang region of South Korea.
Why it matters: This lighthouse aids vessels navigating the waters southeast of the Gampo lighthouses, helping them avoid the reef it marks.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 6 flashes
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Location
- City
- Gyeongju-si
- Country
- 🇰🇷South Korea
- Region
- North Gyeongsang
- Sea Region
- rocky reef about 250 m offshore southeast of the Gampo lighthouses
- Latitude
- 35.8073°
- Longitude
- 129.5113°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- yellow with a black base
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower mounted on a large round concrete base
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Pohang(13.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4399.5
- NGA No.
- 16669
اعثر على منارة Gwanam على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب South Korea، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.