Satamisaki Lighthouse

Satamisaki Lighthouse
*Sata Misaki*
佐多岬灯台
	Satamisaki Lighthouse
Location	Cape Sata; Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima; Japan
Coordinates	30°59′31.6″N 130°39′34″E / 30.992111°N 130.65944°E
Tower
Constructed	October 18, 1871 (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Height	12.6 metres (41 ft)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern
Light
First lit	1950 (current)
Focal height	68 metres (223 ft)
Lens	Third order Fresnel
Intensity	400,000 Candela
Range	main: 21.5 nautical miles (24.7 mi; 39.8 km); reserve: 12 nautical miles (14 mi; 22 km)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 16s.
Japan no.	JCG-6701

Satamisaki Lighthouse (佐多岬灯台, satamisaki tōdai) is a lighthouse in Cape Sata on the Ōsumi Peninsula, in the town of Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima, Japan.

History[edit]

This lighthouse was designed by Richard Henry Brunton who was hired by the government of Japan at the beginning of the Meiji period to help construct lighthouses to make the country safe for foreign ships. It was first lit on October 18, 1871; 151 years ago (1871-10-18).

References[edit]

^ Sata Misaki Lighthouses of Japan (in Japanese)
^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Kagoshima Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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[1] Sata Misaki Lighthouses of Japan (in Japanese)

[2] Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Japan: Kagoshima Area". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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v t e Lighthouses of Japan
Early Meiji lighthouses (Léonce Verny)	Kannonzaki Lighthouse (1869/1925) Nojimazaki Lighthouse (1869) Shinagawa Lighthouse (1870) Jōgashima Lighthouse (1870)
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Other historic lighthouses	Rokkosaki Lighthouse (1883) Nyūdōzaki Lighthouse (1898) Wakkanai Lighthouse (1900) Mizunokojima Lighthouse (1904) Sunosaki Lighthouse (1919) Ōmazaki Lighthouse (1920 Nomazaki Lighthouse (1921) Tappizaki Lighthouse (1932)
Modern lighthouses	Yokohama Marine Tower (1961) Enoshima Sea Candle (2003)
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Tower
Satamisaki Lighthouse

Location	Cape Sata Minamiōsumi, Kagoshima Japan
Coordinates	30°59′31.6″N 130°39′34″E / 30.992111°N 130.65944°E / 30.992111; 130.65944
Constructed	October 18, 1871 (1871-10-18) (first)
Construction	concrete tower
Height	12.6 metres (41 ft)
Shape	octagonal tower with balcony and lantern
Markings	white tower and lantern

Light
First lit	1950 (current)
Focal height	68 metres (223 ft)
Lens	Third order Fresnel
Intensity	400,000 Candela
Range	main: 21.5 nautical miles (24.7 mi; 39.8 km) reserve: 12 nautical miles (14 mi; 22 km)
Characteristic	Fl (2) W 16s.^[1]
Japan no.	JCG-6701^[2]

Satamisaki Lighthouse

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