Pengjia Lighthouse

{{Short description|Lighthouse in Zhongzheng, Keelung, Taiwan}}

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| name = Pengjia Lighthouse
彭佳嶼燈塔

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| location = Pengjia Islet, Keelung, Zhongzheng, Taiwan

| coordinates = {{coord|25.630088|N|122.080252|E|type:landmark_region:TW|display=inline,title}}

| yearbuilt = 1897 (first)

| yearlit = 1909 (current)

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| construction = Brick tower

| shape = Cylindrical tower with balcony and lantern on a hexagonal prism basement

| marking = White tower, black lantern dome

| height = {{convert|28.6|m|ft}}

| focalheight = {{convert|145.4|m|ft}}

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| range = {{convert|25.3|nmi}}[http://www.motcmpb.gov.tw/MOTCMPBWeb/wSite/ct?xItem=8140&ctNode=339&mp=2&idPath=324_336_339 Pangchia Yu Lighthouse] Maritime and Port Bureau. Retrieved April 16, 2016

| characteristic = Fl W 15s.

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| managingagent = Maritime and Port Bureau{{Cite rowlett|twn1|accessdate=2016-04-16}}

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The Pengjia Lighthouse ({{zh|t=彭佳嶼燈塔|s=彭佳屿灯塔|first=t|p=Péngjiā Yǔ Dēngtǎ}}) is a lighthouse in Pengjia Islet, Zhongzheng District, Keelung, Taiwan.{{cite web|url=http://www.tyjh.matsu.edu.tw/eng_sunshine/undredQuestion/29.htm|title=Rising Dong-Yin~Sunshine All Year Round|work=matsu.edu.tw|access-date=2015-11-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304074524/http://www.tyjh.matsu.edu.tw/eng_sunshine/undredQuestion/29.htm|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}

History

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.{{cite web|url=http://focustaiwan.tw/news/asoc/201512050019.aspx|title=Pengjia Islet lighthouse designated as historic site|publisher=}}

Architecture

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.

See also

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