Jōgashima Lighthouse
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Jōgashima Lighthouse (城ヶ島灯台, Jōgashima tōdai) is a lighthouse located on the island of Jōgashima (Japanese: 城ヶ島) in the city of Miura, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, off the southernmost and western tip of Miura Peninsula, facing Sagami Bay. It is the fourth oldest western style lighthouse to be built in Japan, and the second oldest surviving to the present day.
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Location | Miura Kanagawa Prefecture Japan |
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Coordinates | 35°08′06.4″N 139°36′40.1″E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1870 (first) |
Foundation | concrete base |
Construction | concrete tower |
Automated | yes |
Height | 11.5 metres (38 ft) |
Shape | cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern |
Markings | white tower and lantern |
Light | |
First lit | 1925 (current) |
Focal height | 30.1 metres (99 ft) |
Lens | 4th order Fresnel |
Intensity | 400,000 candela |
Range | 16 nautical miles (30 km; 18 mi)[1] |
Characteristic | Fl W 15s |
Japan no. | JCG-2407[2] |
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