Pengjia Lighthouse

Pengjia Lighthouse
彭佳嶼燈塔
Location	Pengjia Islet, Keelung, Zhongzheng, Taiwan
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
Heritage	list of national monuments of Taiwan
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)
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

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

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.