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Baishamen Lighthouse

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Year first lit
  
c. 2000

Characteristic
  
Fl W 6s.

Height
  
72 m

Focal height
  
78 m

Construction
  
Concrete

Markings / pattern
  
white tower

Admiralty number
  
F3347.95

Range
  
33,336 m

Province
  
Hainan

Material
  
Concrete

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Location
  
Haidian Island, Haikou Hainan, China

Tower shape
  
triangular prism tower rising from a 4-story hexagonal basement

Similar
  
Mulantou Lighthouse, Lesnoy Mole Rear Range Li, Baishamen Park, Jeddah Light, Storozhenskiy Light

Baishamen Lighthouse (Chinese: 白沙门灯塔), located on Haidian Island, Haikou, in the province of Hainan, China, is the sixth tallest lighthouse in the world, and the second tallest in China. Rising from a three-storey hexagonal base, the structure is 236 feet (72 m) tall. This active lighthouse has a focal plane of 256 feet (78 m) and sends out a white flash every six seconds. The triangular, cylindrical tower and base are made entirely of white concrete.

It serves as a landfall light for the city of Haikou, and is located on the east side of the entrance to Haikou Bay, the harbor of Haikou on the northeast shore of Haidian Island.

References

Baishamen Lighthouse Wikipedia


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