Kamiyama Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kamiyama Shima Lighthouse
Kamiyama Shima lighthouse is a square pyramidal concrete tower constructed in 1972. Standing 10 meters tall with a focal height of 21 meters, it is attached to a 1-story concrete equipment building. The white tower emits a single white flash every 4 seconds, visible for 13.4 nautical miles. This lighthouse is located on a small, uninhabited island approximately 9 kilometers west-northwest of Naha harbor's entrance. Its operational status has been continuous since its first lighting in 1972. The nearest port, Naha, is 4.7 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels approaching Naha harbor, a significant port in the Okinawa Prefecture.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 4s
- Focal Height
- 21m
- Geographic Range
- 13.4NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1972
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Naha, Okinawa(4.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4740
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-218
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: square pyramidal concrete tower attached to a small 1-story concrete equipment building
Location
- City
- Tokashiki
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Sea Region
- small, uninhabited island about 9 km west northwest of the entrance to Naha harbor
- Latitude
- 26.2642°
- Longitude
- 127.5884°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kamiyama Shima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.