Lý Sơn Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Lý Sơn Lighthouse
Also known as: Lý Sơn (Cù Lao Ré)
First lit in 1900, the Lý Sơn lighthouse is a 45-meter tall, cylindrical concrete tower painted white. Located on Lý Sơn island, off Vietnam's northeast coast in Quảng Ngãi Province, the structure has two galleries, four ribs, and four buttresses at its base. Its light is positioned at a focal height of 50 meters and emits a white flash every 5 seconds. The geographic range is 18.7 nautical miles. It is situated near Mũi Ba Làng An and is 20.9 kilometers from Dung Quat port.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as the tallest in Vietnam and marks the northeastern boundary of Lý Sơn Island, providing a reference for ships in the waters off the Vietnamese coast.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 50m
- Geographic Range
- 18.7NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1900
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Dung Quat(20.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- F3184
- NGA No.
- 20320
- ARLHS No.
- VIE-013
- Wikidata
- Q78341175 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 45m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round white concrete tower with two galleries, four ribs, and four buttresses near the base
Location
- Country
- 🇻🇳Vietnam
- Region
- Quảng Ngãi Province
- Sea Region
- Lý Sơn island, off Mũi Ba Làng An (Cap Batangan), northeast of Quảng Ngãi, Vietnam
- Latitude
- 15.3865°
- Longitude
- 109.1419°
Nearby Vessels
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خطّط رحلاتك قرب Vietnam، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.