Yuri Shima Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Yuri Shima Lighthouse
The Yuri Shima lighthouse is a 17-meter cylindrical stone tower, painted black with a red horizontal band. It stands on a round pier and is topped with a lantern and gallery. The light is situated 32 meters above sea level and emits a white flash every 12 seconds. This structure marks the southeastern tip of Yuri Shima, an uninhabited island located approximately 15 kilometers west of Matsuyama. The lighthouse is accessible by boat, with the site open to visitors but the tower closed.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the southeastern extremity of Yuri Shima, guiding vessels navigating the waters west of Matsuyama in the Seto Inland Sea.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 3 flashes
- Interval
- 12s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 12s
- Focal Height
- 32m
- Geographic Range
- 15.7NM
Location
- City
- Matsuyama
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Ehime Prefecture
- Sea Region
- southeastern tip of Yuri Shima, an uninhabited island about 15 km west of the Matsuyama waterfront
- Latitude
- 33.8454°
- Longitude
- 132.5323°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Ihota(7.6 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5645
- NGA No.
- 9140
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 17m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- black with a red horizontal band
- Material
- stone
Structure: round strongly conical stone tower with lantern and gallery, mounted on a round pier
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Yuri Shima على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
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