Tanjung Po Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tanjung Po Lighthouse
Erected in 1873, this 15-meter high lighthouse features a square wooden structure. Its keeper's house, covered in white siding and resembling a pagoda, supports a white lantern centered on its roof. The light's focal plane is 131 meters above sea level. It emits a white flash every 10 seconds, with a geographic range of 27.9 nautical miles. Located about 10.1 kilometers from the port of Sejingkat, it is found on a headland northeast of Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia.
Why it matters: This lighthouse serves as a navigation aid for ships entering the coastal waters of Sarawak. Its unusual pagoda-like design distinguishes it within the area.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 10s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 10s
- Focal Height
- 131m
- Geographic Range
- 27.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1873
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Sejingkat(10.1 km)
- ARLHS No.
- EMA-012
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 14.9352m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- wood
Structure: A 15m lantern, painted white, is centered on the roof of a square pagoda-like wood keeper's house, which has been covered with white siding.
Location
- Country
- 🇲🇾Malaysia
- Region
- Sarawak
- Sea Region
- promontory about 40 km northeast of Kuching, Sarawak
- Latitude
- 1.7246°
- Longitude
- 110.5239°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Tanjung Po على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Malaysia، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.