Iwamatsu Kō Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Iwamatsu Kō Lighthouse
Also known as: Iwamatsu Kō (Usashi Breakwater)
This concrete cylindrical tower, standing 12 meters high, guides vessels into the port of Iwamatsu. Painted black with a single red horizontal band, it emits a green light. The lighthouse is situated at the end of the outer breakwater, marking the entrance to the deep inlet about 16 km south of Uwajima. Its focal plane is 11 meters above sea level, and it has a geographic range of 10.7 nautical miles. The site is open to the public, but the tower itself is closed.
Why it matters: Iwamatsu Kō is essential for the safe navigation of fishing boats and other vessels entering and leaving the port of Iwamatsu, marking the end of the outer breakwater.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 6s
- Focal Height
- 11m
- Geographic Range
- 10.7NM
Location
- City
- Uwajima
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Ehime Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located at the end of the outer breakwater at Iwamatsu, a small port on a deep inlet about 16 km south of Uwajima.
- Latitude
- 33.1277°
- Longitude
- 132.4961°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Iwamatsu(0.1 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5614.3
- NGA No.
- 10448
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2409
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with one red horizontal band
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower painted black with one red horizontal band
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
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