Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse
Xībànyángjiāo Lighthouse is a 10-meter concrete tower situated on a reef between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo. Its cylindrical structure features red and white horizontal bands, with the light positioned at a focal height of 19.5 meters. The lighthouse emits a single white flash every 5 seconds, providing a geographic range of 13 nautical miles. Access to this remote location near Shengsi County is only possible by boat, with the nearest port being Luhuashan, 1 kilometer away. While the site is open to visitors, the tower itself is closed to the public.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is important for guiding vessels through the passage between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo, warning them of the reef it marks.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 2 flashes
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 5s
- Focal Height
- 19.5m
- Geographic Range
- 13NM
Location
- City
- Shengsi County
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Zhejiang
- Sea Region
- Located on a reef halfway between the Mǎ'ān Islands and Sìjiāo.
- Latitude
- 30.8071°
- Longitude
- 122.6067°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Luhuashan(1.0 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3747.13
- NGA No.
- 18876.5
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 10m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- red and white horizontal bands
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower colored with red and white horizontal bands
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Xībànyángjiāo على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.