Pengjia Lighthouse

Lighthouse in Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan

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 / 25.630088; 122.080252
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| 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)[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

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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

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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

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* Taiwan portal

* Engineering portal

* List of lighthouses in Taiwan

## References

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1. ^ Pangchia Yu Lighthouse Maritime and Port Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2016
2. ^ Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Taiwan: Northern". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-04-16.
3. ^ "Rising Dong-Yin~Sunshine All Year Round". matsu.edu.tw. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2015-11-17.
4. ^ "Pengjia Islet lighthouse designated as historic site".

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