Kume Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Kume Shima Lighthouse
Also known as: Kume Shima (Nishime Saki)
The Kume Shima Lighthouse is a white, cylindrical concrete tower built in 1958. Standing 21 meters tall with its light at a focal height of 54 meters, it emits a white flash every 6 seconds. The structure includes a lantern and gallery atop the tower, attached to a single-story concrete equipment building. It is situated at the western end of Kume Island and has a geographic range of 19.3 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located near the nearest port of Kamikatetsu, approximately 157 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the western extremity of the Okinawa Islands and the entrance to the Miyako Strait, a 250 km wide passage between the Okinawa and Sakishima Islands, also known as the Kerama Gap.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- L
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- L Fl W 6s
- Focal Height
- 54m
- Geographic Range
- 19.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1958
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Kamikatetsu(157.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4739.2
- NGA No.
- 13492
- USCG No.
- JCG-7158
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-300
Nearby Ports
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 21m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, attached to a 1-story concrete equipment building
Location
- City
- Kitadaito
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Okinawa Prefecture
- Sea Region
- marks the western extremity of the Okinawa Islands and the entrance to the Miyako Strait (also called the Kerama Gap), the 250 km (155 mi) wide passage between the Okinawa and Sakishima Islands. Located at the western end of the island.
- Latitude
- 25.9497°
- Longitude
- 131.2938°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Kume Shima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.