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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
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Light | |
First lit | 1909 (current) |
Focal height | 145.4 metres (477 ft) |
Intensity | 864,000 candela
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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]
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]
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.
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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
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Light | |
First lit | 1909 (current) |
Focal height | 145.4 metres (477 ft) |
Intensity | 864,000 candela
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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]
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]
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.