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Ogami Lighthouse

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Construction
  
concrete tower

Characteristic
  
Fl W 4s.

Focal height
  
76 m

Light source
  
solar power

Height
  
12 m

Ogami Lighthouse

Location
  
Ogami IslandNagasaki PrefectureJapan

Tower shape
  
cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern

Markings / pattern
  
white tower and lantern


Ogami Lighthouse is a lighthouse located on Ogami Island off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture in southern Japan. It is notably the first photovoltaically powered lighthouse in the world and was instrumental in demonstrating the viability of photovoltaics in 1966.

References

Ogami Lighthouse Wikipedia


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