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Cape Santiago Lighthouse (Taiwan)

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Construction
  
concrete tower

Height
  
16 m

Phone
  
+886 2 2499 1300

Focal height
  
100.6 metres (330 ft)

Opened
  
1935

Year first constructed
  
1935

Cape Santiago Lighthouse (Taiwan)

Location
  
Cape Santiago Gongliao District New Taipei Taiwan

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower, black lantern dome

Current lens
  
2nd order clamshell Fresnel lens

Address
  
No. 38, Magang St, Gongliao District, New Taipei City, Taiwan 228

Hours
  
Open today · 9AM–5PMThursday9AM–5PMFriday9AM–5PMSaturday9AM–5PMSunday9AM–5PMMondayClosedTuesday9AM–5PMWednesday9AM–5PM

Similar
  
Cape Santiago, Fugueijiao Lighthouse, Fulong Station, Fulong Beach, Bitoujiao Lighthouse

The Cape Santiago Lighthouse (Chinese: 三貂角燈塔; pinyin: Sāndiāojiǎo Dēngtǎ) is a lighthouse in Cape Santiago, Gongliao District, New Taipei, Taiwan.

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History

The lighthouse was built in 1935 for ship navigation.

Architecture

The lighthouse rises up to 16.5 meters in height.

Transportation

The lighthouse is accessible by bus from Taipei Main Station.


References

Cape Santiago Lighthouse (Taiwan) Wikipedia