Tanabe Kō Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About Tanabe Kō Range Rear Lighthouse
The Tanabe Kō Range Rear light is a skeletal tower standing 18 meters tall, with its focal plane at 22 meters. It is painted with horizontal red and white bands and features a triangular daymark pointing upwards. This navigational aid emits a continuous yellow light. Its geographic range extends to 13.6 nautical miles. The structure is located in Tanabe, Japan, marking the entrance range for the port and operates as an active light. While the tower itself is closed to the public, the site remains open for viewing.
Why it matters: This light, functioning as the rear element of a range system, is essential for guiding vessels into Tanabe Port, ensuring they maintain the correct bearing through the entrance channel.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Fixed
- Light Color
- Yellow
- Interval
- 2s
- Raw Code
- F Y
- Focal Height
- 22m
- Geographic Range
- 13.6NM
Location
- City
- Tanabe
- Country
- 🇯🇵Japan
- Region
- Wakayama Prefecture
- Sea Region
- Located in Tanabe, Japan, marking the entrance range for the port.
- Latitude
- 33.7297°
- Longitude
- 135.3759°
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Tanabe(0.5 km)
- Admiralty No.
- M5980.81
- NGA No.
- 6860
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 18m
- Tower Shape
- skeletal
- Tower Color
- with red and white horizontal bands carrying a triangular daymark pointed up
Structure: triangular skeletal tower painted with red and white horizontal bands carrying a triangular daymark pointed up
Visiting
- Open to public
- Site open, tower closed
Nearby Vessels
Tanabe Kō Range Rear Deniz Feneri'ni canlı deniz haritasında bulun
Japan yakınlarında sefer planlayın, yakındaki gemileri gerçek zamanlı görün ve uygulamada 14.900'den fazla seyir yardımcısını keşfedin.