Po Toi Lighthouse
Appearance
Location | New Territories Hong Kong |
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Coordinates | 22°9′25.4″N 114°15′27.6″E / 22.157056°N 114.257667°E |
Tower | |
Constructed | 1970 |
Construction | concrete building |
Height | 6 metres (20 ft) |
Shape | 1-storey equipment building with light on the top |
Markings | white building |
Light | |
First lit | 1970 |
Focal height | 67 metres (220 ft) |
Lens | Pharos Marine FA-250LED |
Range | 18 nautical miles (33 km; 21 mi) |
Characteristic | Fl W 10s. |
Hong Kong no. | HK-126[1][2] |
Po Toi Lighthouse, also known as Nam Kok Tsui lighthouse or Lighthouse 126, is an active light on Po Toi, the main island of the Po Toi Islands group, Hong Kong.[3]
The light was constructed and lit in 1970. The structure is a concrete equipment building with gallery and a light on the top. Located on the top of a hill, on the southeast side of a pointed peninsula along the "Po Toi Country Trail", there is a long flight of stairs with a railing leading to the top, it is the southernmost lighthouse in Hong Kong.[1]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ a b Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of China: Hong Kong". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 2016-12-14.
- ^ NGA List of Lights – Pub.112 Retrieved 14 December 2016
- ^ Po-Toi-Island- Retrieved 2016-06-03