Mǎ'ānyǔ Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Mǎ'ānyǔ Lighthouse
Also known as: Mǎ'ānyǔ (Mǎ'ān Yǔ, Saddle Island)
Mǎ'ānyǔ Lighthouse is a cylindrical concrete tower constructed in 1954, standing 8 meters tall. It displays red and white horizontal bands and is situated on an island near the Dōngshān waterfront. The light emits two white flashes every 6 seconds from a focal height of 18 meters, with a geographic range of 12.7 nautical miles. Access to the lighthouse is limited to boat travel. It is located 1.4 kilometers from the nearest port in Dongshan County.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides local shipping and fishing vessels along the Dōngshān waterfront, ensuring safe passage near the port.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- Fl(2) W 6s
- Focal Height
- 18m
- Geographic Range
- 12.7NM
Construction & History
- First Lit
- 1954
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Dongshan(1.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3600.88.
- NGA No.
- CN-3223
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 8m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round concrete tower colored with red and white horizontal bands
Location
- City
- Dongshan County
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- an island off the Dōngshān waterfront
- Latitude
- 23.7608°
- Longitude
- 117.5328°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Mǎ'ānyǔ على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.