Pulau Parang Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Pulau Parang Lighthouse
Pulau Parang Lighthouse is a 18-meter tall square steel tower situated on the northwestern extremity of the Karimunjawa Islands. The structure is painted white with its upper half black and lower half yellow. It stands on a platform supported by piles in the northern waters of Pulau Parang. This light emits a quick white flash. The site is accessible to the public, but the tower itself is closed to visitors. The nearest port, Semarang, is approximately 71.9 kilometers away.
Why it matters: This lighthouse marks the northwestern extremity of the Karimunjawa Islands, guiding vessels around Pulau Parang.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Quick
- Light Color
- White
- Raw Code
- Q W
- Focal Height
- 13m
- Geographic Range
- 11.3NM
Location
- Country
- 🇮🇩Indonesia
- Region
- Central Java
- Sea Region
- northern tip of Pulau Parang, at the northwestern extremity of the Karimunjawa Islands
- Latitude
- -5.7536°
- Longitude
- 110.2402°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Semarang(71.9 km)
- Admiralty No.
- Q1140.24.
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- square
- Tower Color
- white with upper half black and lower half yellow
- Material
- steel
Structure: square white skeletal tower, upper half painted black and lower half yellow, mounted on platform supported by piles
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
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