Utoro North Breakwater Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Utoro North Breakwater Lighthouse
This concrete lighthouse stands 13 meters tall at the end of the north breakwater in Utoro, Japan. Built in 1960, the cylindrical tower is painted red and features a lantern and gallery. It emits a single red flash every 6 seconds, visible for 11.9 nautical miles. The structure guides mariners to the harbor on the west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula. Utoro is located in the Hokkaido Prefecture, west of the Shiretoko Peninsula.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is essential for guiding fishing fleets and tourist vessels safely into Utoro harbor, a critical entry point for the UNESCO World Heritage Shiretoko Peninsula.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 6s
- Raw Code
- F.Fl R 6s
- Focal Height
- 15m
- Geographic Range
- 11.9NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1960
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Abashiri(30.4 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M6870
- NGA No.
- 0304
- ARLHS No.
- JPN-1008
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red
- Material
- concrete
Structure: round cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted red
Location
- City
- Shari
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Hokkaido Prefecture
- Sea Region
- end of the north breakwater of Utoro, on the west side of the Shiretoko Peninsula
- Latitude
- 44.0760°
- Longitude
- 144.9940°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Utoro North Breakwater على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب Japan، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.