Pengjia Lighthouse
Appearance
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Location | Pengjia Islet, Keelung, Zhongzheng, Taiwan |
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Coordinates | 25°37′48″N 122°04′49″E / 25.630088°N 122.080252°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1897 (first) |
Construction | Brick tower |
Height | 28.6 metres (94 ft) |
Shape | Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a hexagonal prism basement |
Markings | White tower, black lantern dome |
Operator | Maritime and Port Bureau[2] |
Heritage | county-level monument ![]() |
Light | |
First lit | 1909 (current) |
Focal height | 145.4 metres (477 ft) |
Intensity | 864,000 candela ![]() |
Range | 25.3 nautical miles (46.9 km; 29.1 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s. |
The Pengjia Lighthouse (traditional Chinese: 彭佳嶼燈塔; simplified Chinese: 彭佳屿灯塔; pinyin: Péngjiā Yǔ Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan.[3]
History
[edit]The first phase construction of the lighthouse started in 1906 and completed in 1908. It started its service on 20 September 1909. In December 2015, the lighthouse was designated as a historic site by the Keelung City Government.[4]
Architecture
[edit]The lighthouse was designed with brick and tubular structure and equipped with incandescent oil lamp standing at 26.2 meters high. The lighthouse is currently staffed by five workers.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Pangchia Yu Lighthouse Maritime and Port Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2016
- ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Taiwan: Northern". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
- ^ "Rising Dong-Yin~Sunshine All Year Round". matsu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
- ^ "Pengjia Islet lighthouse designated as historic site".
External links
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