Dàmǎjiāo Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Dàmǎjiāo Lighthouse
The Dàmǎjiāo lighthouse is a green concrete tower standing 6.5 meters tall, with its light also positioned at 6.5 meters above sea level. This active aid emits a single green flash every four seconds, visible for 9.1 nautical miles. It is located on a reef in the Mǐnjiāng river, approximately 1.2 kilometers northwest of the Xiǎomǎjiāo light. The site of the lighthouse is open to the public, though the tower itself is closed to visitors. The nearest port, Fuzhou, is 2.7 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse guides vessels through the Mǐnjiāng river, warning them of the reef it marks and assisting navigation northwest of the Xiǎomǎjiāo light.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- Green
- Interval
- 4s
- Raw Code
- Fl G 4s
- Focal Height
- 6.5m
- Geographic Range
- 9.1NM
Location
- City
- Fuzhou City
- Country
- 🇨🇳China
- Region
- Fujian
- Sea Region
- A reef in the Mǐnjiāng river, approximately 1.2 km northwest of the Xiǎomǎjiāo light.
- Latitude
- 25.9807°
- Longitude
- 119.4512°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Fuzhou(2.7 km)
- Admiralty No.
- P3635.82.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 6.5m
- Tower Color
- green
- Material
- concrete
Structure: green concrete tower
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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