Yuwengdao Lighthouse
Fl W 30s🇹🇼Taiwan, TWOperational
Location & Light Range
About Yuwengdao Lighthouse
A white, round metal tower stands 11 meters tall, with its light positioned 61 meters above sea level. This structure, built in 1778, emits two white flashes every 30 seconds, visible for 25 nautical miles. The lighthouse also operates a foghorn, sounding one blast every 30 seconds, with the blast lasting 3 seconds and the silence 27 seconds. The tower itself is 36 meters high.
Why it matters: This lighthouse is the oldest in Taiwan.
Background
The Yuwengdao Lighthouse or Yuwongdao Lighthouse, Fisher Island Lighthouse, Yuweng Tao Lighthouse, Yu-Won Island Lighthouse, West Island Lighthouse and Xiyu Lighthouse (traditional Chinese: 漁翁島燈塔; simplified Chinese: 渔翁岛灯塔; pinyin: Yúwēng Dǎo Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Wai'an Village, Xiyu Township, Penghu County, Taiwan. The Yuwengdao Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse in Taiwan.Light & Optic
Characteristic Signature
Fl W 30s
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Flash Count
- 1 flash
- Interval
- 30s
- Raw Code
- Fl.(2)W. period 30s
- Focal Height
- 61m
- Geographic Range
- 25NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1778
References & Identifiers
- Admiralty No.
- P4652
- NGA No.
- 13872
- Wikipedia
- Read on Wikipedia →
- Wikidata
- Q15903722 →
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 11m
- Tower Shape
- round
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- metal
Structure: White round metal tower; 36. Horn: 1bl. ev. 30s (bl. 3s, si. 27s)
Location
- City
- Taiwan
- Country
- 🇹🇼TW
- Latitude
- 23.5627°
- Longitude
- 119.4690°
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