Mageshima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Mageshima Lighthouse
Also known as: Mageshima (Kamino Misaki)
Mageshima Lighthouse is a white, cylindrical concrete tower 12 meters tall, situated on the northernmost point of Mageshima island. Attached to a small equipment shelter, the tower has a focal height of 14 meters. It emits a white flash every 3 seconds, visible for 11.6 nautical miles. The lighthouse is located approximately 13 kilometers west of Nishinoomote in Kagoshima Prefecture. The island itself has recently become notable for its strategic potential.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is important for safe navigation around Mageshima, an island designated for future military training base development.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 3s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 3s
- Focal Height
- 14m
- Geographic Range
- 11.6NM
Construction & History
Significant events: U.S. proposed island for carrier pilot practice landings (2009), Japanese government purchased island for training base development (2019)
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Nishinoomote(6.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M4791.4
- NGA No.
- 12996
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-2573
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 12m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round tapered white concrete tower attached to a small equipment shelter
Location
- City
- Nishinoomote
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Kagoshima Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located on the northern tip of Mageshima, a small island approximately 13 km west of Nishinoomote.
- Latitude
- 30.7656°
- Longitude
- 130.8571°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Mageshima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.