Zhágǎng Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Zhágǎng Lighthouse
This concrete, cylindrical lighthouse was built and first lit in 1959. It stands 13 meters tall, with its focal height also at 13 meters. The tower is painted with vertical red and white stripes and features a lantern and gallery. Located in Shanghai's Minhang District, it is situated on the east side of the Huángpǔ River estuary, approximately 35 kilometers south of downtown Shanghai. This position marks a right-angle bend in the river, within a coal loading facility.
Why it matters: The lighthouse is essential for guiding vessels around a sharp bend in the Huángpǔ River, a navigationally challenging point for commercial traffic.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Red
- Interval
- 5s
- Raw Code
- Fl R 5s
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Construction & History
- Year Built
- 1959
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fengxian(5.2 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3788.
- NGA No.
- P3788
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 13m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- with vertical red and white stripes
- Material
- concrete
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical concrete tower with lantern and gallery, painted with vertical red and white stripes
Location
- City
- Minhang District
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Shanghai
- Sea Region
- Marks a right-angle bend in the Huángpǔ River, located in a coal loading facility on the east side of the estuary about 35 km south of downtown Shànghǎi.
- Latitude
- 31.0176°
- Longitude
- 121.4868°
Nearby Vessels
اعثر على منارة Zhágǎng على الخريطة البحرية المباشرة
خطّط رحلاتك قرب China، وشاهد السفن المجاورة في الوقت الفعلي، واستكشف أكثر من 14,900 معلَم ملاحي في التطبيق.